Gold Greed, innovations, daring and Wealth |
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| Author:
| Blee, Jill |
| Series title: | Little Red Bks. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-921497-78-0 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2010 |
| Publisher: | Exisle Publishing Pty Limited
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $4.99 |
Book Description:
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Gold financed great building, paved roads and made Melbourne the most exciting and expensive city in the world for a time. It was stockpiled in banks, and the currencies of nations were valued against it until the twentieth century wars and the Great Depression brought an end to its use as a standard.
Gold financed great building, paved roads and made Melbourne the most exciting and expensive city in the world for a time. It was stockpiled in banks, and the currencies of nations were valued against it until the twentieth century wars and the Great Depression brought an end to its use as a standard.