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Here is the story of the dollar, and here also is the history of the United States of America - from Wild West wild-cat banks to Wall Street. Jason Goodwin, one of Britain's brightest young travel and history writers, traces this rollercoaster of acurrency, delving into its murky past and uncovering how it became America's most potent symbol and the most popular man-made product of all time.
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This is the story of the dollar, inextricably linked with that of the United States of America itself - from the Wild-West wild cat banks to Wall Street. The author traces this rollercoaster of a currency, delving into its murky past and uncovering how it became America's potent symbol and the most popular man-made product ever.
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Jason Goodwin is a historian, journalist and travel writer. He is the author of THE GUNPOWDER GARDENS: TRAVELS THROUGH INDIA AND CHINA IN SEARCH OF TEA, ON FOOT TO THE GOLDEN HORN: A WALK TO ISTANBUL, and LORDS OF THE HORIZON: A HISTORY OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE.
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- PublisherHamish Hamilton
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0241140986
- ISBN 13 9780241140987
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