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Andrew Dickson White's classic historical essay on hyperinflation is as powerful today as when it was written.

As far back as just before our Civil War I made, in France and elsewhere, a large collection of documents which had appeared during the French Revolution, including newspapers, reports, speeches, pamphlets, illustrative material of every sort, and, especially, specimens of nearly... Read Full Overview

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Andrew Dickson White (1832-1918) was a U. S. diplomat, author, and educator, best known as the co-founder of Cornell University. In 1865 he became Cornell's first president and also served as a professor in the Department of History. After 14 years at Cornell, White took leave... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Fiat Money Inflation in France is a book written by Andrew Dickson White, an American historian and diplomat. The book analyzes the economic and political conditions that led to the inflation of the French currency during the French Revolution. White argues that the French government's... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

The question will naturally be asked, On whom did this vast depreciation mainly fall at last? When this currency had sunk to about one three-hundredth part of its nominal value and, after that, to nothing, in whose hands was the bulk of it? The answer is simple. I shall give... Read Full Overview

""Fiat Money Inflation In France"" is a historical book written by Andrew Dickson White. It discusses the economic crisis that occurred in France during the 18th century due to the overprinting of paper money. The book provides a detailed analysis of the events that led to the... Read Full Overview

Fiat money inflation in France how it came, what it brought, and how it ended This book, "Fiat money inflation in France", by Andrew Dickson White, is a replication of a book originally published before 1896. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may... Read Full Overview