One nation under gold : how one precious metal has dominated the American imagination for four centuries
(2017)
By:
Ledbetter, James
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
332.4222/LEDBETTER,J
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PUBLISHED
New York, NY : Liveright Publishing Corporation, [2017]
EDITION
First edition
DESCRIPTION
xvii, 380 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780871406835, 0871406837 :, 0871406837, 9780871406835
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
El Dorado comes true -- A crash, a clash, and a "crime" -- The dangers of the yellow brick road -- FDR bids good-bye to gold -- The arsenal of gold -- Out of balance -- Operation Goldfinger -- Dueling apocalypses -- This time for real -- Legal at last -- Goldbugs in power -- God, gold, and guns