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The Hazardous History of Hate! Part 6: The History of Money: A Curious Journey Through Time

The Hazardous History of Hate! Part 6: The History of Money: A Curious Journey Through Time

Paperback

Investing & Finance

ISBN13: 9798181464353
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jun 13 2026
Pages: 60
Weight: 0.19
Height: 0.16 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
What IS money? And why do humans trade their entire lives for pieces of cotton and linen? When Cogsworth the robot stares at a dollar bill for three hours and still can't figure out why it has value, Professor Paradox knows it's time for a journey. In The Hazardous History of Hate! Part 6: The History of Money, Professor Paradox and Cogsworth travel from ancient Mesopotamian marketplaces to medieval feudal fields, from mercantilist trading ships to Victorian bank vaults, from the Great Depression to the digital age - and finally to a starship bridge where nobody talks about money at all. Along the way, they discover the pattern that connects every economic system in human history: the people who own assets get rich. The people who only trade their time for money stay exactly where they are. This book covers:
  • Why barter failed - and what replaced it
  • How feudalism kept serfs poor for five hundred years
  • How mercantilism built empires on extraction and slavery
  • Why the gold standard wasn't as solid as it sounded
  • How banks create money out of nothing - and what happens when they get it wrong
  • The difference between assets and liabilities that wealthy families teach their children and schools never do
  • What AI means for the future of work - and how to be on the right side of it
  • Whether a world without money is possible - and what it might look like
Part of the Hazardous History of Hate! series - honest history for readers who are ready for the truth. Recommended for ages 10 and up. Includes discussion questions for classroom and book club use.

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