A Nation of Counterfeiters: Capitalists, Con Men, and the Making of the United States

by Stephen Mihm

Book Overview

Prior to the Civil War, the United States did not have a single national currency. Instead countless banks issued paper money and counterfeiters flourished. This title casts the country's capitalist roots in a startling new light. Readers will recognize the same get-rich-quick spirit that lives on in the 21st century.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674026578
• ISBN13: 9780674026575
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 457 Pages
• Weight: 1.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.5" x 9.0"