A History of the Precious Metals from the Earliest Times to the Present
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
Published: April 5, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 512
ISBN-13: 9781432623494
Subjects: Business & Economics : Money & Monetary Policy; History / World; Money & Monetary Policy; World - General; History; History - General History; History: World
First sentence: DESIRE for the precious metals, rather than geographical researches or military conquest, is the principal motive which has led to the dominion of the earth by civilized races.