Banking A Short History Classic Reprint
Language: English
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
- Softcover
- New

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- Title
- Banking A Short History Classic Reprint
- Author
- Franklin L. Chase
- Publisher
- Forgotten Books
- Publication year
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- PAP
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1331214904
- ISBN 13
- 9781331214908
- Item weight
- 477 grams
Discover a readable, popular history of banking that makes complex ideas easy to grasp.
Banking: A Short History presents a lively overview of how banking grew from early money-changing to the modern financial system. The author aims to explain the subject without getting lost in theory, while still pointing readers toward original sources for deeper study. The edition is richly illustrated with engravings of coins from many nations and includes the cards of major American banking institutions, helping you see the connections between money, commerce, and institutions over time.
Starting with ancient and medieval practices, the book traces the evolution of banking through the revolutionary period and beyond, showing practical developments in currency, credit, and banking policy. It blends narrative detail with historical context to illuminate how banks shaped and were shaped by commerce, government, and society.
- See how money-changing and early debt markets laid the groundwork for modern banks.
- Follow the rise of state, colonial, and national banking laws and their impact on everyday finance.
- Understand major episodes, like currency depreciation during wartime and the birth of the United States banking system.
- Explore illustrations and primary material references that connect coins, banking, and history.
Ideal for readers of financial history, economic policy, and anyone curious about how banks became central to global development.
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