Counterfeiting in America: A Short History

by Jack Kelly

Overview

This is a concise, authoritative, 4,800-word essay about the long history of currency counterfeiting in America. Beginning in colonial times, authorities and counterfeiters played a fascinating game, each trying to keep ahead of the other in terms of technology and technique. It’s a game that still goes on.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940012257383
Publisher:	Jack Kelly
Publication date:	02/24/2011
Series:	Fascinating Historical Essays , #7
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	28 KB

About the Author

Jack Kelly is a historian specializing in popular culture. He is the author of "Gunpowder: Alchemy, Bombards & Pyrotechnics (Basic Books). He lives and works in New York's Hudson Valley.