Elgin Groseclose

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Elgin Earl Groseclose (1899–1983) was an American economist, statesman, and author.

Special assistant to Arthur Millspaugh's economic mission in Persia, he was appointed Treasurer-General of Persia by the order of the parliament of Iran in 1943.

He also headed the Persian Relief Commission, and wrote a book entitled "Introduction to Iran".


Contents

[edit] Books by Elgin Groseclose

[edit] Economics & History

  • Introduction to Iran (1947)
  • Money: The Human Conflict (1934)
    • 2nd - 4th editions retitled Money and Man (1961, 1967, 1976)
  • Fifty Years of Managed Money: The Story of the Federal Reserve (1966)

[edit] Novels

  • The Persian Journey of the Reverend Ashley Wishard and His Servant Fathi (1937)
  • Ararat (1939, National Book Award, American Booksellers Award, Foundation for Literature Award)
  • The Firedrake (1942)
  • The Carmelite (1955)
  • The Scimitar of Saladin (1956)
  • The Kiowa (1978)
  • Olympia (1980)

[edit] Autobiographical

  • Never a Blare of Trumpets ( )

[edit] Institute for Monetary Research Monographs

  • Post-War Near Eastern Monetary Standards (1944)
  • The Decay of Money (1962)
  • Money, Man and Morals (1963)
  • Silver as Money (1965)
  • The Silken Metal – Silver: Past, Present, Prospective (1975)

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