I strongly second Jerry's recommendation. I'm about half way through this book. So far, it's a masterpiece. Sid Shniad > > Dale Wharton (PEN-L:3216 of 4/3) asks: > ============================================= > "Penners: is there an easy-to-read, authoritative, > progressive text offering a historic survey of money, > credit, and banking? Any suggestions would be appreciated. > ============================================ > > Robert Guttmann _How Credit-Money Shapes the Economy: The United States > in a Global System_, Armonk, NY, M.E. Sharpe, 1994 > > Jerry >