Greenback
Author | : Jason Goodwin |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 340 |
Release | : 2004 |
ISBN-10 | : 0312422121 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780312422127 |
Rating | : 4/5 (21 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: With the wry and admiring eye of a modern Tocqueville, Jason Goodwin gives us a biography of the dollar and the story of its astonishing career through the wilds of American history. Looking at the dollar over the years as a form of art, a kind of advertising, and a reflection of American attitudes, Goodwin delves into folklore and the development of printing, investigates wildcats and counterfeiters, explains why a buck is a buck and how Dixie got its name. Bringing together an array of quirky detail and often hilarious anecdote, Goodwin tells the story of America through its most beloved product.