Thursday, March 1, 2012

History of Money

The Philadelphia Fed has a really nice series of publications on US history and the importance of money. They are available as free pdf files or as full-color printed booklets. Each publication is illustrated with photos, drawings, and paintings of historic objects and places There are lesson plan booklets to accompany most of the student books.

Titles include:
Benjamin Franklin and the Birth of a Paper Money Economy
The First Bank of the United States
The Second bank of the United States



http://www.philadelphiafed.org/publications/economic-education/