Author: John Wendell Bailey
Year Published: 1946
Year Printed: 1946
Date Acquired: March 29, 2015
Where Purchased: Black Swan Books and Music, Staunton, VA
Price Paid: $9.50
Read Status: Read (June 15, 2015)
Notes/Thoughts
- p. 192 - "In 1808 a law in force in Ohio required that each free white male deliver 100 squirrel scalps a year or pay $3 in cash."
- p. 297 - "The Roman word for money was pecunia, from pecus, cattle, and in all antiquity it was apparent that cattle were prized possessions. They are still. Even a beef steak is now a prized possession in any country."
