Synopsis
Written in the form of a novel, this enchanting biography of one of the great men of history -- Sir Thomas Gresham. Financial advisor to four Tudor monarchs, he was indispensable to the rise of England under Queen Elizabeth into a dominant world power.
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About the Author
The late Perry Gresham was president of Bethany College in West Virginia and a noted economist. Carol Jose is a prolific author, editor, and ghostwriter and formerly a columnist for the Gannett newspapers.
Reviews
Sir Thomas Gresham, he of the golden grasshopper device and Gresham's law ("Bad money circulating with good will inevitably drive the good money out of circulation"), served Edward VI, Mary Tudor, and Elizabeth I of England loyally and well. As royal agent and later as envoy and smuggler/spy, he fought to establish and maintain Tudor credit solidly in foreign markets, not an easy task in the face of prodigious royal spending. An influential, overlooked, practical visionary whose ideas have relevance in today's overheated economic times, he is here presented through a novel narrative technique by Gresham (president emeritus, Bethany Coll., West Virginia), a minister, prolific author, and descendant, and Jose. Despite a few historical inaccuracies and some stiff and distracting dialog, the authors paint a human picture of a man who advocated fiscal prudence above all else. A solid addition for larger public library history collections.?Nancy L. Whitfield, Meriden P.L., Ct.
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