The Pound: A Biography. The story of the currency that ruled the world - Softcover

Sinclair, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0099406063 ISBN 13: 9780099406068

Verlag: GB Gardners Books, 2001

Inhaltsangabe

The Pound: A Biography tells the story of the pound from the Vikings to cyberspace, when?single European currency or not?it may be coming to the end of its life. Along the way we encounter the kings and queens, the merchants and adventurers, the bankers, politicians, and assorted fraudsters who have played the supporting roles. The story is revelatory, fascinating and always entertaining. It is a permanent record of and possible epitaph to the rise and decline of the world’s most enduring currency.

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David Sinclair is a top journalist and the author of several previous biographies, including Edgar Allan Poe, Dynasty, The Astors and Their Times, and Two Georges. Most recently, he has been executive editor of the Financial Mail on Sunday.

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detail and colour, this fascinating book charts the Pound's development from its origins in the Dark Ages to its role today in cyberspace when, single European currency or not, it may be coming to the end of its life. The Pound is also the revealing story of Britain and her people on the world stage. Britain's currency was the first great international exchange currency, laying the foundations for world trade. The Pound illuminates the kings and queens, merchants and bankers, politicians and fraudsters who have all played their parts in the rise and decline of the British Nation.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: GB Gardners Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2001
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0099406063
• ISBN 13: 9780099406068
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 298
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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