Chasing Gold

Author : George M Taber
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2014-12-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781605987118

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Chasing Gold by George M Taber Pdf

For the entire history of human civilization, gold has enraptured people around the globe. The Nazis was no less enthralled by it, and felt that gold was the solution to funding Hitler's war machine. Gold was also on the mind of FDR across the Atlantic, as he worked with Europe's other leaders to bring the United States and the rest of the world out of a severe depression. FDF was hardly the first head of state to turn to gold in difficult times. Throughout history, it has been the refuge of both nations and people in trouble, working at times when nothing else does. Desperate people can buy a loaf of bread or bribe a border guard. Gold can get desperate nations oil to keep tanks running or munitions to fight a war. If the price is right, there is always someone somewhere willing to buy or sell gold. And it was to become the Nazi's most important medium of exchange during the war. Chasing Gold is the story of how the Nazis attempted to grab Europe’s gold to finance history’s bloodiest war. It is filled with high drama and close escapes, laying bare the palate of human emotions. Walking through the tale are giants of world history, as well as ordinary people called upon to undertake heroic action in an extraordinary time.

Author : Catherine Hapka
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-11-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781481403429

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Chasing Gold by Catherine Hapka Pdf

Saving up money and time to visit a prestigious riding clinic, Haley pulls away from family and friends in order to pursue her dream.

Author : Lawrence R. Rosen
Publisher : Lawrence R Rosen
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0870940961

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When and how to Profit from Buying and Selling Gold by Lawrence R. Rosen Pdf

From biblical times to the present mankind has put its faith in gold, in recent years those who have followed the ancient tradition of investing in this mystic metal have been bountifully rewarded: the price has soared some 400% since 1070! Nevertheless, the old axiom “investigate before investing" has never been more applicable than when applied to gold. Among the considerations that should be weighed by prospective investors are: • How much should I pay for gold? • When is the price too high? • How does the trend of supply compare with demand? • What will be the effect on price of government policies and the 1.2 million ounces held by central banks? • If the price and charges am right, which should I buy: gold coins, gold bullion, gold futures contracts, or gold mining shares? When and How to Profit from Buying and Selling Gold answers these questions and many more. Every investor will find this work to be an authoritative and indispensable source of information on the subject of investing in gold.

Author : John Richard Stephens
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781493010950

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Gold by John Richard Stephens Pdf

The Gold Rush era was an amazing time in our country’s history. California had just been occupied during the Mexican-American War and wasn’t officially a U.S. territory yet when gold was discovered in 1848. Suddenly the whole world was electrified by the news and tales of men digging vast amounts of wealth out of the ground, even finding gold nuggets just lying around. Within five years, 250,000 miners dug up more than $200 million in gold—about $600 billion in today’s dollars.Gold offers a feel for what it was like to live through the heady days of the discovery and exploitation of gold in California in the mid-1800s through firsthand accounts, short stories, and tall tales written by the people who were there. These eyewitness accounts offer an immediacy that brings the events to life.

Author : Aaron Cornett
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781312893092

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Poetic Individualism by Aaron Cornett Pdf

A collection of selected poetry expressing thought provoking indiviualistic thoughts, emotions, questions, and observations. Prepare to question yourself, your views, your world surrounding you, and your purpose in this existence we refer to as life. Poetic Individualism takes you through the mind and developing madness of one individuals outlook on life in the current common day world. Whether you are looking to pick up a book and read it all the way through, or prefer to read a couple random pages at a time, this book is a perfect fit.

Author : Norman Ridley
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2023-11-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781399052627

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Hitler's Gold by Norman Ridley Pdf

War is a costly business and in 1939, Germany was almost broke with its economy overheating and heading for runaway inflation. Hitler needed hard foreign currency to pay for his war machine and the only way he could get this was by selling gold that he looted from the national banks of Austria, Czechoslovakia and all the countries that were occupied after September 1939. Another source of gold was the theft of personal gold especially from the Jews, most grotesquely, the haul of dental gold which came out of the concentration camps. No neutral country would accept Reichsmarks so the gold had to be laundered through Swiss banks. The story of Swiss complicity in German war crimes is still a subject of controversy, and lawsuits. There are also questions about the parts played by other countries, particularly Portugal, in laundering stolen gold for the Nazis. The Vatican’s dealings with Hitler have often been seen as ambiguous and this book investigates the Holy See’s role in helping ship Nazi gold to South America, and how that gold might have been used to re-create the German Reich. After the war a commission was set up to recover as much gold as possible and restore it to those from whom it was stolen. This, of course, was beset by huge problems especially with regards to gold that was looted from Holocaust victims. Enormous quantities of gold and other treasures were hidden in a mine at Merkers in Thuringia which was found by the US 3rd Army in 1945, but much gold remains unaccounted for, and attempts are still ongoing to uncover supposed hidden caches, the most recent in Poland where four tons are believed to have been found by the Silesian Bridge Foundation in May of 2022. The whereabouts and disposal of the remaining stolen gold has led to numerous investigations and countless conspiracy theories. In Hitler’s Gold the author analyzes these and uncovers many of the mysteries surrounding this continuing search for the missing millions.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking and Currency
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1870
Category : Currency question
ISBN : OXFORD:N10626003

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Investigation Into the Causes of the Gold Panic by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking and Currency Pdf

Author : Alexander Watt (F.R.S.S.A.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Gold
ISBN : OXFORD:591034494

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The history of a lump of gold by Alexander Watt (F.R.S.S.A.) Pdf

Author : A. Jay Collins
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2023-11-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781038301185

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Nazi Gold - Latitude 55 by A. Jay Collins Pdf

In the waning days of World War II, a crafty Sicilian prospector and his mafia associates concoct a scheme to hide tons of Nazi gold, pilfered from their victims, in an aspiring gold mine in the mountains of British Columbia until it is called for. Decades later, a private organization contracted by a group based in Turkey is determined to find the gold and return it to the countries and the descendants of the people from whom it was stolen. In order to recover it and correct this historic injustice, they’ll have to battle secretive Swiss and German banks, the mafia, and even the Vatican, all of whom are seeking to either cover up their involvement in the crime or racing to reclaim the gold.

Author : Adam Guillain
Publisher : Raintree
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2016-01-28
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781474717984

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Gold Rush Adventure by Adam Guillain Pdf

Join in an adventure as young siblings join their father in a quest to find gold.

Author : Richard MOORE (of Hampton Court.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1832
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0024406834

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A Treatise on Paper and Gold Money, shewing the necessity for instituting an imperial, paper, standard, mint note, to be made co-valuable and concurrent with our gold standard money ... Second edition, with additions by Richard MOORE (of Hampton Court.) Pdf

Author : John Capper
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1853
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0026324985

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The Emigrant's Guide to Australia ... With a New Map of the Gold-fields, Etc by John Capper Pdf

Author : John CAPPER
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1854
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0019585793

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Our gold colonies: a manual of the progress of gold-digging, cattle-rearing, corn-growing, sheep-breeding, and mining in the three chief provinces of Australia. Third edition, considerably enlarged, etc by John CAPPER Pdf

Author : S.J.A. Turney
Publisher : Canelo
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2022-11-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781800321311

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Iron and Gold by S.J.A. Turney Pdf

The wolves of Odin land in Italy, and the tantalising scent of gold is in the air... AD 1043. Having escaped Constantinople with their lives – barely – but not their ship, Halfdan and the wolves of Odin are now mercenaries in the Byzantine army, sailing to Apulia in Italy to help retake territory from the Normans. But cracks are beginning to show among the tight-knit wolves. Gunnhild, having forsaken the fate woven for her by the Norns in order to continue her journey with Halfdan, has lost her ability to communicate with the goddess Freyja, and so glimpse the future. And Ketil the Icelander, having watched his ship, the Sea Wolf, stolen from him yet again, grows resentful, as seemingly every decision Halfdan makes leads them further from his original promise of riches and renown. But aboard their ship is an official with secret orders for the general in charge of the Italian campaign, Maniakes. The orders will throw everything into chaos, and put a fork in the path of the wolves of Odin. Each will have a choice to make: loyalty to themselves, or to the pack? The thrilling third instalment in the Wolves of Odin series, with a gripping hunt across a war-torn Italy. Perfect for fans of Giles Kristian and Bernard Cornwell.

Author : Nigel Tranter
Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781444741087

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Gold for Prince Charlie by Nigel Tranter Pdf

In 1745 the Highlanders limped away from the bitter field of Culloden. Soon the Duke of Cumberland was offering a huge sum for the capture of Prince Charles Edward Stuart, dead or alive. Duncan MacGregor, great-nephew of Rob Roy, volunteers to join the small band of men escorting the Prince to safety. Just one day after the Prince's escape, a large amount of French gold is landed at the very spot from which he has sailed. Thus it is that Duncan becomes involved in a desperate attempt to save Prince Charlie's gold, helped by beautiful, headstrong Caroline Cameron. 'Through his imaginative dialogue, he provides a voice for Scotland's heroes' Scotland on Sunday