curt_holman<\/a> loaned me this; He thought I might be interested since it deals with the era that formed some of the setting for my favorite Neal Stephenson series.<\/p>\nAnd he was right. <\/p>\n
It’s nice to have some non-fictional background info to flesh out Stephenson’s book. Though, on it’s own, the “battle” between Newton and one particular counterfeiter is a fairly thin story. <\/p>\n
What story there is is well told, with details of where the information comes from. There’s a pretty good description of the history of money at the time, which I find interesting for some reason I can’t fathom.<\/p>\n
I think there’s a play in the history of money and economies. I might be the only one who enjoys it, though. Me and Neal Stephenson. Perhaps we’ll go out for a soda afterwards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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