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254 The Money Question in Early America
Manage episode 241273846 series 2460302
We read and hear a lot about money. We read and hear about fluctuations in the value of the Dollar, Pound, and Euro, interest rates and who can and can’t get access to credit, and we also read and hear about new virtual currencies like Bitcoin and Facebook’s Libra.
We talk a lot about money. But where did the idea of money come from?
Did early Americans think about money a lot too?
Jeffrey Sklansky is a Professor of History at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the author of Sovereign of the Market: The Money Question in Early America. Jeff is an expert in the intellectual and social history of capitalism in early America and he’s agreed to lead us on an investigation of the world of money in early America.
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Manage episode 241273846 series 2460302
We read and hear a lot about money. We read and hear about fluctuations in the value of the Dollar, Pound, and Euro, interest rates and who can and can’t get access to credit, and we also read and hear about new virtual currencies like Bitcoin and Facebook’s Libra.
We talk a lot about money. But where did the idea of money come from?
Did early Americans think about money a lot too?
Jeffrey Sklansky is a Professor of History at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the author of Sovereign of the Market: The Money Question in Early America. Jeff is an expert in the intellectual and social history of capitalism in early America and he’s agreed to lead us on an investigation of the world of money in early America.
Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/254 Sponsor Links
Complementary Episodes
- Episode 099: Mark Hana, Pirates & Pirate Nests
- Episode 109: John Dixon, The American Enlightenment & Cadwallader Colden
- Episode 127: Caroline Winterer, American Enlightenments
- Episode 139: Andrés Reséndez, The Other Slavery
- Episode 213: Rebecca Fraser, The Pilgrims of Plimoth
- Episode 235: Jenny Hale Pulsipher, A 17th-Century Native American Life
Listen!
- Apple Podcasts
- Spotify
- Google Podcasts
- Ben Franklin's World iOS App
- Ben Franklin's World Android App
Helpful Links
- Join the Ben Franklin's World Facebook Group
- Ben Franklin’s World Twitter: @BFWorldPodcast
- Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page
- Sign-up for the Franklin Gazette Newsletter
*Books purchased through the links on this post will help support the production of Ben Franklin's World.
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