1962, when Leland B. Yeager published his much praised collection of essays entitled "In Search of a Monetary Constitution," the concept of free banking obviously had not been considered important enough to deserve any special attention. In the meantime, however, the situation has completely changed. For more than two decades, we have experienced a steadily growing flow of books and articles dealing with the theory and the experience of unregulated banking, to the effect that except for a handful of specialists it has become extremely difficult to obtain a clear picture of the actual state of the discussion. The three volumes of White's anthology, therefore, should be regarded as a highly welcome and extremely valuable help for all those who are looking for a reliable and easily accessible source of information.