Moneymakers The Wicked Lives and Surprising Adventures of Three Notorious Counterfeiters

Name: Moneymakers The Wicked Lives and Surprising Adventures of Three Notorious Counterfeiters
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ISBN: 9781594202872

ISBN-10: 1594202877

ISBN-13: 9781594202872

Edition: N/A

Authors: Ben Tarnoff

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The lively and enthralling tale of three notorious counterfeiters offers insights into the makings of the American financial mind. In Moneymakers, Ben Tarnoff chronicles the lives of three colorful counterfeiters who flourished in early America, shedding fresh light on the country's financial coming of age. The speculative ethos that pervades Wall Street today, Tarnoff suggests, has its origins in the craft of counterfeiters who first took advantage of a turbulent American economy. Few nations have as rich a counterfeiting history as the United States. Since the colonies suffered from a chronic shortage of precious metals, they were the first place in the Western world to use easily forged…

Book details

List price: $27.95
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 2/3/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 384
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English