Selected Bibliography
The articles contained on this website were, and for those in the works and yet to come are, a labor of love. Rather than being scholarly works, these are all works of popular history. As such, I have not included references and citations within the articles, as these could distract from reading shorter works such as these. I have however, followed a method of fact checking and cross referencing whenever possible. Where not possible, or if a certain aspect is not quite certain, I have stated so within the text.
Several books, articles and other materials have been referenced, but these listed below have proved to be valuable, inspiring, and notable enough to list for these purposes.
Slavery and Colonial Rule in French West Africa
Martin Klein Cambridge University Press
The Art of Money
David Standish Chronicle
Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (volumes 1 & 2)
George S. Cuhaj, editor Krause
Standard Dictionary of Folklore Mythology and Legend
Mariah Leach and Jerome Fried, Editors Funk and Wagnall
Chronicle of the World
Jerome Burne, editor ECAM publications
African Nations and Leaders
The Diagram Group Facts on File
The Last Expedition
Daniel Liebowitz, M.D. and Charles Rearson Norton Books
King Leopold’s Ghost
Adam Hoschild Mariner
For all the Tea in China
Sarah Rose Viking
The Lost City of Z
David Gran Doubleday
Spice
Jack Turner Vintage
The Ascent of Money
Niall Ferguson Penguin
Thunderstruck
Eric Larson Penguin
Certain old Chinese Notes or Chinese Paper Money
Andrew McFarland Davis Kessinger
Superstitions
Peter Lorie Simon and Schuster
A Dictionary of Superstitions
Opie and Tatum Barnes and Noble
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