The Science of Wealth: A Manual of Political Economy. Embracing the Laws of Trade, Currency, and FinanceLittle, Brown, 1866 - 478 стор. Excerpt from Science of Wealth: A Manual of Political Economy, Embracing the Laws of Trade Currency and Finance These considerations, the force of which no one can fail to appreciate, render a knowledge of this science of high importance in the estimation of all re ecting minds. It may be added that the study of it need not be con fined to those merely who are far advanced in general edu cation. Common sense and a good knowledge of the Eng lish language only are requisite to its successful pursuit. Intelligible and plain, the science has no abstractions, no fanciful theories. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works." |
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