| Details | | Publication Date: | 1994-08-01 |
| Size | | Length: | 256 pages | | Height: | 9.3 in | | Width: | 6.3 in | | Thickness: | 1.2 in | | Weight: | 20.0 oz |
Publisher's Note This is a history of money: the gold & silver wrested from the New World by Spain beginning in the late 15th century that led to its dominance in the world economy for nearly 200 years. This richly illustrated book tells the stories of those magnificent fleets that carried conquerors westward & their plunder eastward, & discusses the developments in transportation, organization, & military technology that grew out of the fierce world competition for gold & silver. 66 b&w photos & maps. "Walton follows the money trail for five hundred years, from Christopher Columbus to the boardroom of the Federal Reserve, offering proof that the past is indeed prologue."--Robert H. Fuson, author, The Log of Christopher Columbus.
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