He was an investigative reporter. I think you misunderstand what the book was about.
Actually, Sinclair never sought a copyright on the work, so that it would spread more quickly: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brass_Check...
Btw, if you want to read some very well researched (historical fictional) novels set largely during the inter-war years in Germany, I highly...
There's some debate about that. Upton Sinclair described Brass Checks in NY at the turn of the 20th century, which at least suggests that the...
Interesting thread. Here's another on the same topic: http://www.unrv.com/forum/topic/10952-numismatics-more-than-coinsspintriae/ As others have...
I've searched through the Standard Catalog of US Tokens (3rd edition) with no luck. I started out by searching the index for all of the tokens...
I wonder why that is? Are mintages (& the rarity they often align with) less important among European collectors? I know that back in the early...
What was the symbolism of rabbits? Do we have any original documents that discuss what rabbits meant to the Romans?
I haven't checked in on values of these recently, but have a set of the first 5 pucks. What are they going for lately?
I'd guess that's F12. What grade did it come back as? There's lots of surface wear, but the surfaces are better than a similar S-9 I got slabbed...
I believe these were contemporary to the inflation happening. Unlike paper money or the latter issue (aluminum) inflation coinage, these were...
I don't have a 19th century Krause handy, so I was wondering what this is worth? Picked it up in a group of other silver coins yesterday (it's my...
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