This book treats of the evolution of the US dollar mark, the history and curiosities of American coinage.The United States dollar, adopted in 1785, was avowedly modelled on the average weight of the Spanish dollar coins in circulation. Thomas Jefferson speaks of the dollar as "a known coin, and the most familiar of all to the minds of the people." No United States dollars were actually coined before the year 1794. We proceed to unfold our data and to show the evolution of the dolla...

When you learn about the money of the United States of America, you learn the story of how our nation came to be...and catch a glimpse of where it's headed. This is a book for everyone who loves the drama, romance, and exciting twists and turns of American history - from the preEuropean days of beaver-pelt money to today's world of gold bullion and Presidential dollars. (Includes many photographs from the Smithsonian's National Numismatic Collection.)

Paine advocates the use of taxation to fund a universal old-age and disability pension, as well as a fixed sum to be paid to all citizens on reaching maturity.

The book has an active table of contents for easy access to each volume and section of the following title by Thomas Paine:PUBLIC GOODEMANCIPATION OF SLAVESTHE SOCIETY FOR POLITICAL INQUIRIESTHE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETYThomas Paine was one of the founding fathers of the United States. He was also a political activist, philosopher, political theorist and revolutionary that is seen today in t...

Abraham Lincoln is the man that led our nation through the civil war. Despite some very real emotional issues, he was able to navigate such amazingly complex situations. His intelligence shines through in his letters, yet he is never pretentious or wordy or preachy. He explains his thinking, makes his commands and negotiates with his critics with down to earth wisdom and elegance.

The book has an active table of contents for easy access to each volume and section of the following titles by Thomas Paine:ON THE PROPRIETY OF BRINGING LOUIS XVI TO TRIALREASONS FOR PRESERVING THE LIFE OF LOUIS CAPETSHALL LOUIS XVI HAVE RESPITE?APPEAL TO THE CONVENTIONTHE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ENGLISH SYSTEM OF FINANCEAGRARIAN JUSTICEThomas Paine was one o...

The recent attempt of John Brown to incite an insurrection at Harper's Ferry has created no little excitement throughout the country. Strange and desperate as the movement was, it seems to have been the natural and necessary result of the long twenty years' war, waged in the free States upon the institutions of the South, the culminating point, it is to be hoped, in a reform based on no sound principle, and which, like an epidemic, has swept over the land, fruitful only in bitter words, ha...

What the author of this book has to tell is the true story of a great City that was founded "by order of the King," in the old days when the Western World was new. It is the story of a City that, for a century of time after its birth, showed few signs of promise, but which has now come to be the Greatest City of Western America and the metropolis of California— the "Land o' Heart's Desire." The history of any city that can be named almost, is a story of its fortune that came from location ...

In 'The Speech of John Hossack, Convicted of a Violation of the Fugitive Slave Law', John Hossack delivers a powerful and compelling narrative detailing his experience with the controversial Fugitive Slave Law. Through vivid and emotional language, Hossack explores the complexities of morality, justice, and freedom in the context of the antebellum United States. The book is written in a straightforward and honest style, reflecting the author's deeply held beliefs and convictions. Hossack's...

A discussion of Continental Currencies, denominations and designs and how the Confederation of States paid for the Revolutionary war.

In "The Captives of the Amistad," Simeon Eben Baldwin masterfully weaves a narrative that transcends a mere historical recounting, delving into the complex themes of freedom, human rights, and the collision of cultures during a tumultuous era in American history. Baldwin employs a blend of meticulous research and vivid storytelling, utilizing a literary style that is both engaging and educational. Set against the backdrop of the notorious 1839 slave ship revolt, the book not only reveals t...