One Nation Under Gold: How One Precious Metal Has Dominated the American Imagination for Four Centuries

by James Ledbetter

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871406837
• ISBN13: 9780871406835
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.4"