A History of Money looks at how money as we know it developed through time. Starting with the barter system, the basic function of exchanging goods evolved into

The early 1900s U.S. saw considerable seasonal variations in the balance of trade, primarily caused by the annual agricultural cycle. This examination of the Ne

It sets banking—and panics—in the context of more generalized and recurrent crises involving territorial wars, competition for markets, and debates over int