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War and Gold

2014-05-27 History
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Release : 2014-05-27
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Book Synopsis War and Gold by : Kwasi Kwarteng

Download or read book War and Gold written by Kwasi Kwarteng. This book was released on 2014-05-27. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world was wild for gold. After discovering the Americas, and under pressure to defend their vast dominion, the Habsburgs of Spain promoted gold and silver exploration in the New World with ruthless urgency. But, the great influx of wealth brought home by plundering conquistadors couldn't compensate for the Spanish government's extraordinary military spending, which would eventually bankrupt the country multiple times over and lead to the demise of the great empire. Gold became synonymous with financial dependability, and following the devastating chaos of World War I, the gold standard came to express the order of the free market system. Warfare in pursuit of wealth required borrowing -- a quickly compulsive dependency for many governments. And when people lost confidence in the promissory notes and paper currencies issued during wartime, governments again turned to gold. In this captivating historical study, Kwarteng exposes a pattern of war-waging and financial debt -- bedmates like April and taxes that go back hundreds of years, from the French Revolution to the emergence of modern-day China. His evidence is as rich and colorful as it is sweeping. And it starts and ends with gold.

The War on Gold

1977-03-17
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Release : 1977-03-17
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Book Synopsis The War on Gold by : Antony Sutton

Download or read book The War on Gold written by Antony Sutton. This book was released on 1977-03-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The War on Gold is a definitive study of the past, present, and future of the metal that Keynesian economists and political schemers have denounced as a barbarous relic. The war on gold began several centuries ago, when politicians discovered they could print limitless amounts of paper currency for a small fraction of the cost of using gold as money. It has accelerated in recent years...as the U.S. acquired paper debt, deficits, which led to double-dip inflation, and internationalists plotted to create a new world order.

Lost Gold of the Dark Ages

2011 History
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Release : 2011
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Lost Gold of the Dark Ages by : Caroline Alexander

Download or read book Lost Gold of the Dark Ages written by Caroline Alexander. This book was released on 2011. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a history of England from the departure of Roman forces in 450 A.D. to the Norman invasion of 1066, focusing on the gold and silver artifacts of the Staffordshire Hoard found in 2009 to highlight the events and art of the period.

Stonewall's Gold

2000-02-14 Fiction
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Release : 2000-02-14
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 223/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Stonewall's Gold by : Robert J. Mrazek

Download or read book Stonewall's Gold written by Robert J. Mrazek. This book was released on 2000-02-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The discovery of a long-guarded secret sends young Jamie Lockhart on the adventure of his life. Ultimately, the limits of his courage and endurance are tested during the final, desperate months of the Civil War. Illustrations.

The California Gold Rush and the Coming of the Civil War

2008-02-12 History
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Release : 2008-02-12
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Book Synopsis The California Gold Rush and the Coming of the Civil War by : Leonard L. Richards

Download or read book The California Gold Rush and the Coming of the Civil War written by Leonard L. Richards. This book was released on 2008-02-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Award-winning historian Leonard L. Richards gives us an authoritative and revealing portrait of an overlooked harbinger of the terrible battle that was to come. When gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill in 1848, Americans of all stripes saw the potential for both wealth and power. Among the more calculating were Southern slave owners. By making California a slave state, they could increase the value of their slaves—by 50 percent at least, and maybe much more. They could also gain additional influence in Congress and expand Southern economic clout, abetted by a new transcontinental railroad that would run through the South. Yet, despite their machinations, California entered the union as a free state. Disillusioned Southerners would agitate for even more slave territory, leading to the Kansas-Nebraska Act and, ultimately, to the Civil War itself.

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