Milton Friedman and Anna Schwartz’s A Monetary History of the United States, 1867–1960 is perhaps the most influential work in economic history of the 20th century. The book, a perfect...
In 1846, France was still a monarchy, known as the "July Monarchy", because the King, Louis-Philippe, came to power after a popular upheaval against the previous king, Charles X, in July 1830. From...