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Greenback: The Almighty Dollar and the Invention of America

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Greenback: The Almighty Dollar and the Invention of America - Goodwin, Jason
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The story of the American dollar is the story of America itself, and in Greenback, Jason Goodwin tells the tale of how the country made the dollar and how the dollar helped make the country. Exploring everything from the meaning of the symbols on each greenback to how money works; from how it emerged out of a war to why it is now accepted everywhere, Goodwin packs his book with anecdotes, facts and figures, and the heroes and villains who in their own way made the dollar the most prevalent and sought after man-made object ...

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Greenback: The Almighty Dollar and the Invention of America 2004, Penguin Books Ltd, London

ISBN-13: 9780140292398

Mass-market paperback

Greenback: The Almighty Dollar and the Invention of America 2004, Picador USA

ISBN-13: 9780312422127

Trade paperback

Greenback: The Almighty Dollar and the Invention of America 2003, Henry Holt & Company, New York, NY

ISBN-13: 9780805064070

Hardcover

Greenback: The Almighty Dollar and the Invention of America 2003, MacMillan Audio

ISBN-13: 9781559278560

Abridged

Audiobook cassette

Greenback: The Almighty Dollar and the Invention of America 2003, MacMillan Audio, New York, NY

ISBN-13: 9781559278416

Abridged

Audiobook CD