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Cosimo The Abc Of Money Lessons From A Tycoon by Andrew Carnegie
It Seems A Simple Question -- What Is Money?-- But The Answer Is More Complicated Than You'D Think. In 1891, America'S Greatest Self-Made Man, Steel Tycoon Andrew Carnegie, Took On The Subject In This Essay. Here, He Explains: - The Historical Basis For Money As A Medium Of Exchange- The Difference Between "Money" And "Currency"- The Trouble Governments Get Into When They "Make Money"- The Problems That Coming With Backing Currency With Silver- The "Good Sense" Of The Gold Standard- And More.The Abc Of Money: Lessons From A Tycoon Offers A Highly Readable Discussion Of A Basic Concept Of Economics.Also From Cosimo: Carnegie'S Round The World, Triumphant Democracy, James Watt, An American Four-In-Hand In Britain, The Empire Of Business, The Gospel Of Wealth, And The Autobiography Of Andrew Carnegie.