This was the first of eleven. It was a quick read at 103 pages. Rothbard gave a good summary of the historical events that led up to 1913. A lot of depth. A lot of details.
A few things I took from the book or need to explore further:
– Gold exchange standard (versus a gold standard)
– US monetary take-over of Puerto Rico and the Philippines
– The attempted monetary take-over of Cuba
– The significance of the Mexican silver coin (used all over the world)
– 1910 Mexican Revolution, did the US currency manipulation play a role?
– The Aldrich Plan