Chronicles the history of the American dollar, discussing how it has been used throughout American history, how it influenced the development of the modern world, and how it has changed over the years.

A history of the Ottoman Turks, founders of an empire lasting 600 years and stretching from the Persian Gulf to Hungary, to Algeria. The author describes the harems, the artistic and technological achievements--the cannon was first used by them in the siege of Constantinople--and the religious tolerance to which he attributes the empire's longevity.