Bibliograph

One nation under gold, how one precious metal has dominated the American imagination for four centuries, James Ledbetter

Type

Label

One nation under gold, how one precious metal has dominated the American imagination for four centuries, James Ledbetter

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-369) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

One nation under gold

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

959808816

Responsibility statement

James Ledbetter

Sub title

how one precious metal has dominated the American imagination for four centuries

Summary

Worshipped by Tea Party politicians but loathed by sane economists, gold has historically influenced American monetary policy and has exerted an often outsized influence on the national psyche for centuries. Now, acclaimed business writer James Ledbetter explores the tumultuous history and larger-than-life personalities--from George Washington to Richard Nixon--behind America's volatile relationship to this hallowed metal and investigates what this enduring obsession reveals about the American identity

Table Of Contents

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

Target audience

adult

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