Economy of the Confederate States of America of London provided the U.K. Parliament with a powerful economic justification for the policy of neutrality. At the beginning of the war the Confederacy had some $47 million in bank deposits (compared to $189 million in Northern banks), and $27 million in specie (gold and silver coins) holdings (compared to $45 million worth in the northern states). Bad money drives out good, and supplies of gold and silver were hoarded, driven out of circulation by the rising flood of paper money. The first Confederate notes were issued in March 1861, and bore interest. They were soon followed by others, bearing
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Alexander says tomorrow things must not get any worse. On Saturday, January 13, 1990, the book was adapted into a 30-minute animated musical television special that was produced by Klasky Csupo and aired on HBO in the United States. While the special is mostly true to the book, the following differences are: This special features 12 more bad things for Alexander: The special also includes 4 good things to show the audience that even a bad day can have something good in it: Although mentioned, the three following bad things are not shown in the special: The special also included