Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2005-07-17 Public domain in the USA. 281 Bookwalter, John W. (John Wesley) 1837 1915 06022773 If Not Silver, What? Produced by Bill Tozier, Barbara Tozier and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "If Not Silver, What?" by John W. Bookwalter is a treatise on monetary policy, particularly focusing on the controversial topic of bimetallism, written in the late 19th century. The work articulates Bookwalter's strong advocacy for the reinstatement of silver as a standard of currency alongside gold, arguing that the demonetization of silver has had detrimental effects on farmers and the economy as a whole. The author leverages his personal interests and experiences as a landowner and manufacturer to present a case for monetary reform that emphasizes the stability and equality of value between two metals. The beginning of the work establishes Bookwalter's intent to engage with a wide audience, particularly the working producers, urging them to contemplate the implications of the monetary system on their livelihoods. He references historical speeches and economic principles to bolster his argument that a bimetallic standard can provide a more stable and just economic environment. Bookwalter discusses issues such as the perception of silver's value, the burden of debt, and the impacts of fluctuating currency on agricultural and industrial prosperity. Ultimately, he encourages an open dialogue about monetary systems and their real-world effects on people, particularly those tied to agricultural production. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Silver question HG Text Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Economics 202096 2025-08-07T06:32:02.691286 text/html 199126 2020-12-12T05:42:54 text/html 465914 2025-08-07T06:32:10.035232 application/epub+zip 464768 2025-08-07T06:32:06.057296 application/epub+zip 137830 2025-08-07T06:32:04.349269 application/epub+zip 851568 2025-08-07T06:32:12.694276 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 840336 2025-08-07T06:32:08.710240 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 254114 2022-09-08T04:43:04.246249 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 188723 2025-08-07T06:32:02.202272 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 188525 2020-12-12T05:42:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 188518 2020-12-12T05:42:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19914 2025-08-07T06:32:12.841229 application/rdf+xml 14009 2025-08-07T06:32:04.848261 image/jpeg 3632 2025-08-07T06:32:04.594252 image/jpeg 69392 2020-12-12T05:42:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 409565 2020-12-12T05:42:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 69370 2020-12-12T05:42:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 489778 2025-08-07T06:32:02.720282 application/octet-stream application/zip