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Spanish Dollars and Sister Republics - The Money That Made Mexico and the United States (Hardcover)
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Spanish Dollars and Sister Republics - The Money That Made Mexico and the United States (Hardcover)
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Spanish Dollars and Sister Republics traces the linked history of
the new nations of Mexico and the United States from the 1770s to
the 1860s. Tatiana Seijas and Jake Frederick highlight the common
challenges facing both countries in their early decades of
independence by exploring the creation of coin money. The
remarkable story begins when both countries chose the Spanish piece
of eight (silver coin) as their monetary standard. The authors
examine how each nation instituted its own currency, designed coins
to represent its national ideals, and then spent decades trying to
establish the legitimacy of its money. Readers learn about the
creation and circulation of money through the stories of a banker
in Philadelphia, a Mexican general in Texas, a surveyor in Sonora,
and others. The focus on individuals provides an engaging window
into the economic history of Mexico and the United States. Seijas
and Frederick show how the creation of U.S. dollars and Mexican
pesos paralleled these countries' efforts to establish enduring
political and economic systems, illustrating why these nations
closed the nineteenth century on very different historical
trajectories.
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