The Pound: A Biography

by David Sinclair

The author tells the biography of the pound from the Vikings to cyberspace, when - single European currency or not - it may have come to the end of its life, in this permanent record of and possible epitaph to the rise and decline of the world's most enduring currency.

Genres: Economics, History, Nonfiction

298 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[imngrer · Rating 4 out of 5]

i wanted to understand how debasing the currency worked -- and now I know.

[mytwocents · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting , easy reading