Elgin Groseclose

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 1 Books 1.1 Economics & History 1.2 Novels 1.3 Autobiographical 1.4 Institute for Monetary Research Monographs 2 See also 3 References

Books

Economics & History

• Introduction to Iran (1947)
• Money: The Human Conflict (1934)
  • 2nd–4th editions retitled Money and Man[1] (1961, 1967, 1976)
• Fifty Years of Managed Money: The Story of the Federal Reserve (1966)
  • 2nd edition retitled America's Money Machine: The Story of the Federal Reserve[2] (1980)

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)

Autobiographical

• Never a Blare of Trumpets ( )

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)

See also

• US-Iran relations

References

• Lorentz, J. Historical Dictionary of Iran. 1995. ISBN 0-8108-2994-0

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Name	Groseclose, Elgin
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Date of birth	1899
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Date of death	1983
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