Tangential reading

[shirohniichan]

In researching the US twenty-cent piece I've done some tangential reading that has taken me into mining and politics of the period. I just finished reading Ralston's Ring; California Plunders The Comstock Lode by George D. Lyman.

 

I'm finding that some fo the books I won't cite even once in my notes contain a wealth of information that gives me a better understanding of the period in which the double dime was conceived, created, and used. On one hand it feels like I'm wasting my time, but on the other hand I'm gaining a better appreciation for the 1870s.

 

What tangential reading has benefited you, and how?

[cpm9ball]

What tangential reading has benefited you, and how?

 

Crime of 1873:The Comstock Connection by Robert R. Van Ryzin

 

There was a lot going on, politically, in those days. I wonder how many of today's PAC's would be around if they had to travel by wind-powered ships, stagecoaches, and where available, trains?

 

Chris

[MunkyMan95]

Double Eagle by Alison Frankel comes to mind.

 

While not completely unrelated, it's not what I would consider a reference book.

[physics-fan3.14]

"The Lost Gold of the Republic" and "Treasure in the Cellar" both have little about the actual coins found, but provide interesting stories of treasure found - and provide backstory and history about the eras involved.

[DWLange]

"The Money Question During Reconstruction" by Walter T. K. Nugent, and "History of Coinage and Currency in the United States" by A. Barton Hepburn. These are both excellent works that help to explain the rise and fall of mintages in an economic/financial context.

[Conder101]

Fractional Money by Neil Carothers

[shirohniichan]

Fractional Money by Neil Carothers

 

That's one of my favorites.

 

I'll see if I can find a copy of The Money Question during Reconstruction. I bought a copy of The Greenback Era when reading up on the time leading up to specie resumption and found it a fascinating read.

[shirohniichan]

"The Money Question During Reconstruction" by Walter T. K. Nugent, and "History of Coinage and Currency in the United States" by A. Barton Hepburn. These are both excellent works that help to explain the rise and fall of mintages in an economic/financial context.

 

I received and read my copy of The Money Question During Reconstruction. The final chaper ("Bibliographic Review") was helpful in critiquing the sources and secondary literature Nugent read. I found out we read many of the same books. I found it to cover much of the same ground as did Unger's The Greenback Era but in a much more succinct way. Great read! (thumbs u