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 2009-04-06 Public domain in the USA. 76 Wells, David Ames 1828 1898 Wells, David A. Het Geld van Robinson Crusoe Populaire uiteenzetting omtrent den oorsprong en het gebruik van geld als ruilmiddel Produced by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ "Het Geld van Robinson Crusoe" by David A. Wells is a treatise on the origins and use of money as a medium of exchange, written in the early 20th century. The work utilizes the narrative of Robinson Crusoe to explore complex economic concepts in an accessible manner. Wells employs Crusoe's fictional experience on an isolated island to illustrate the evolution of monetary systems and the functionalities of money, providing insights on wealth, value, and the history of finance. The beginning of the text sets the stage by highlighting the importance of understanding money amidst economic turmoil, as experienced in the United States following the Civil War. The narrative opens with Crusoe discovering valuable items from a shipwreck, including three bags of money, which he dismisses as worthless in his survival context. This leads into a discussion of what constitutes wealth and value, demonstrating that while material goods can aid in comfort and happiness, money lacks inherent utility when divorced from a structured society that recognizes its worth. The introduction establishes the foundation for exploring how society derives meaning and value from money as it progresses through various economic phases. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 39.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. nl Money Currency question -- United States HG Text Category: Economics 295184 2025-07-11T14:51:37.689668 text/html 283427 2021-01-04T22:48:09 text/html 1023481 2025-07-11T14:51:44.942192 application/epub+zip 1029943 2025-07-11T14:51:40.102698 application/epub+zip 201509 2025-07-11T14:51:38.487671 application/epub+zip 2028836 2025-07-11T14:51:48.217169 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1986398 2025-07-11T14:51:43.416179 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 311789 2022-09-13T09:38:20.117209 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 230033 2025-07-11T14:51:36.967704 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 229781 2021-01-04T22:48:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18934 2025-07-11T14:51:48.346145 application/rdf+xml 20927 2025-07-11T14:51:38.577669 image/jpeg 2912 2025-07-11T14:51:38.532670 image/jpeg 84807 2021-01-04T22:48:09 application/octet-stream application/zip 1236163 2021-01-04T22:48:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 1197072 2025-07-11T14:51:37.758729 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia