Power of Gold The History of an Obsession

"Over all, [Bernstein] provides a smooth, even entertaining rendering of the rise of gold from ornamental curiosity to its more potent incarnations--first as a store of wealth and symbol of power, then as money and finally as supreme arbiter and sovereign over even the most vaunted national economies. He's a good storyteller, practiced in the use of character and plot and conflict. That's a talent, not epidemic among economic historians, that he puts to rewarding purpose: for example, in an artful description of the baleful effects of blind adherence to the gold standard in Europe following World War I."Bernstein, Peter L. is the author of 'Power of Gold The History of an Obsession' with ISBN 9780471252108 and ISBN 0471252107.