| Description |
xiv, 432 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-407) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue: The supreme possession -- A metal for all seasons -- 1. Get gold at all hazards -- 2. Midas's wish and the creatures of pure chance -- 3. Darius's bathtub and the cackling of the geese -- 4. The symbol and the faith -- 5. Gold, salt, and the blessed town -- 6. The legacy of Eoba, Babba, and Udd -- 7. The great chain reaction -- 8. The disintegrating age and the Kings' ransoms -- 9. The sacred thirst -- The path to triumph -- 10. The fatal poison and private money -- 11. The Asian necropolis and Hien Tsung's inadvertent innovation -- 12. The great recoinage and the last of the magicians --13. The true doctrine and the great evil -- 14. The new mistress and the cursed discovery -- 15. The badge of honor -- 16. The most stupendous conspiracy and the endless chain -- The descent from glory -- 17. The Norman Conquest -- 18. The end of the epoch -- 19. The transcending value -- 20. World War Eight and the thirty ounces of gold -- Epilogue: The supreme possession? |
| Subject |
Gold -- Folklore.
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Gold -- History.
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Gold -- Social aspects.
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| ISBN |
0471252107 cloth alkaline paper |
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