An edition of The history of money
(2014)
The history of money
from bartering to banking
First U.S. edition.
by Martin Jenkins
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A lighthearted chronicle of the history of money covers topics ranging from currency forms and the relationship between money and writing to the way taxes work and the practices of modern banking systems.
Text and illustrations look at the history of money from the Stone Age through the twenty-first century.
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The history of money: from bartering to banking
2014
in English
- First U.S. edition.
0763667633 9780763667634
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Table of Contents
Chapter one: In which nobody has any money
Chapter two: In which nobody has any money but people do have lots of stuff
Chapter three: In which we start counting the things that count
Chapter four: In which we discuss goat swapping
Chapter five: In which we get on to the hard stuff
Chapter six: In which we find out how expensive it is to bite a men's nose
Chapter seven: Which we think will be of interest
Chapter eight: In which we discover that money is the root of all writing
Chapter nine: In which we start coining it
Chapter ten: Which might be a little bit taxing
Chapter eleven: In which the Romas inflate
Chapter twelve: In which we discover the real cost of precious metals
Chapter thirteen: Which includes an interesting fact about gold
Chapter fourteen: In which coins go out (for awhile) and paper comes in
Chapter fifteen: In which we discover how easy it is for money to disappear
Chapter sixteen: In which we discover that even when money doesn't disappear, you sill can't pin it down
The price of everything and the value of nothing.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (page 51) and index.
Middle Grade.
Accelerated Reader MG 6.3 1 1 168566
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