Скачать или смотреть The Philadelphia Shopkeeper Who Printed More Money Than The Confederacy

This video explores the intricate journey of money and its circulation throughout a pivotal historical period, offering insights into the evolution of currency. We examine the rise of paper money, from transactions in the South to a meticulous inspection of a dollar bill in Philadelphia. The narrative also touches on the persistent issue of counterfeit money, including its impact on occupied New Orleans and the ongoing struggle against counterfeiting.

Did the Union win the Civil War with bayonets, or with a printing press?

We are taught that the Confederacy was defeated on the battlefield. But there was a silent war happening in the background—an economic war fought with millions of fake dollars. In this documentary, we uncover the incredible true story of Samuel Upham, a Philadelphia shopkeeper who decided to counterfeit the Confederate "Greyback" dollar... and accidentally destroyed the Southern economy.

We reveal how Upham's high-quality fakes flooded the South, how Union soldiers used them to buy supplies for free, and how this flood of counterfeit cash triggered the Richmond Bread Riots and historic hyperinflation. This is the story of how the North outprinted the South.


KEY TOPICS:

How Samuel Upham printed $15 million in fake Confederate money.

The economic causes of the Richmond Bread Riot of 1863.

Why the Confederate Greyback was so easy to counterfeit.

The devastating effects of hyperinflation on the Southern war effort.

Economic warfare tactics used by the Union during the Civil War.

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