Spanish dollars and sister republics : the money that made Mexico and the United States / Tatiana Seijas and Jake Frederick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Seijas, Tatiana, author.

Frederick, Jake, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Money--United States--History.

Money.

History.

Piece of eight.

United States.

Money--Mexico--History.

Piece of eight--History.

United States--History--18th century.

United States--History--19th century.

Mexico--History--18th century.

Mexico.

Mexico--History--19th century.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 181 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]

Summary:

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. They show how the creation of U.S. dollars and Mexican pesos paralleled these countries' efforts to establish enduring political and economic systems, clearly illustrating why these nations closed the nineteenth century on very different historical trajectories. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction

Emblems of liberty

The ghost of a dollar

Minting Mexico's independence

North America's Third Republic

Buying Mexico

Border coppers

Gold recklessness

Defending the Republics

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Seijas, Tatiana, author. Spanish dollars and sister republics.

ISBN:

9781442265202

1442265205

9781538100462

1538100460

OCLC:

970641530