The History of Money: A Story of Humanity

by David McWilliams

In this fresh, eye-opening global history, economist David McWilliams charts the relationship between humans and money--from clay tablets in Mesopotamia to cryptocurrency in Silicon Valley.

The story of humanity is inextricable from that of money. No innovation has defined our own evolution so thoroughly and changed the direction of our planet's history so dramatically. And yet despite money's primacy, most of us don't truly understand...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250408180
• ISBN13: 9781250408181
• Release Date: November 2025
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"