Browse all Reviews

Is it possible to write a popular book on the subject of money that is both readable and scholarly? The feat has been accomplished in other areas of history with books on people and battles, written by reputable academics, to be found on best seller lists. However, one of the few I know in financial history is J.K.

'From the Sea of Perpetual Gloom to the Holiday Cruise'

''Five million barrels of porter'' (p. 140)