Money And Its Laws
Subtitle: Embracing a History of Monetary Theories, And a History of the Currencies of the United States
Publisher: Lawbook Exchange
Published: June 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 623
ISBN-13: 9781584776406
Subjects: Money & Monetary Policy; History; Law; Business / Economics / Finance; Money; United States; General; Banks and banking
First sentence: THE first lump of gold or silver dug from the earth, as soon as its beauty and uses were displayed, became the object of universal admiration; each beholder sought to become its owner by exchanging therefor such articles of merchandise or property as he possessed, not necessary to his immediate wants.