Reviews for We sinful women

The average rating for We sinful women based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-08-13 00:00:00 Dale Mccoy Imagine a time when there was no reliable paper cash in the U.S. That was so throughout most of the 1800s. Paper dollars and cents issued by private banks and states were of poor quality, so much so that few examples survive. Moreover, which issuing bank or state could you trust to back up your paper with gold or silver? If you were in Indiana, how would you know how to trust a $10 note issued by a bank in Pennsylvania? Or one issued by the State of Connecticut? Increased speed of transportation (railroads) forced the U.S. Government to establish a unified specie and the trustworthy paper bills that we know today. Also I wonder if Frank Baum, author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, really had in mind the gold-silver currency imbroglio of the 1890s when he wrote that fantasy tale. Did he truly intend to relate political figures of the day to story characters? Democrat William Jennings Bryan as Cowardly Lion? Republican political guru Mark Hanna the Wizard? And today, Donald Trump as the Wizard? -- a speculation that's not in the book.

Review # 2 was written on 2009-06-20 00:00:00 Julian Dorado This is a history of the dollar. It's divided into different topics, so it's similar to other "topical" books, like Salt and Cod. Some of the topics are difficult to understand for history students, such as the history of the Bank of the United States and Hamilton's financial plans. Unfortunately, Goodwin's prose doesn't make it any clearer. Other sections are better, such as Jefferson's attempt to push our nation to adopt a decimal currency and the indifferent reception he (and it) received.