The Power of Gold: The History of an Obsession 111827010X, 9780470091005

The power of gold: the history of an obsession 9780471252108, 0-471-25210-7, 978-1-118-27010-3, 111827010X, 978-1-118-28269-4, 978-1-118-28414-8, 978-1-118-28522-0

"The need for realism in reform of its monetary system is what makes Bernstein's story of the Power of Gold so

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The Nature of Gold: An Environmental History of the Klondike Gold Rush [ebook ed.] 0295989874, 9780295989877

In 1896, a small group of prospectors discovered a stunningly rich pocket of gold at the confluence of the Klondike and

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Naming the Antichrist: The History of an American Obsession [First Edition] 0195109791, 9780195109795, 0195082443, 9780195082449, 9780198024385

The Antichrist, though mentioned a mere four times in the Bible, and then only obscurely, has exercised a tight hold on

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An Obsession with History: Russian Writers Confront the Past 9780804766784

The author traces the role of Russian literature over two hundred years in creating and sustaining the notion of the sin

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Iranophobia: The Logic of an Israeli Obsession 9780804771191

Moving beyond conventional political and strategic analyses of the Israeli-Iranian conflict, Iranophobia shows that Isra

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Roe: The History of a National Obsession 0300266103, 9780300266108

The leading U.S. expert on abortion law charts the many meanings associated with Roe v. Wade during its fifty-year histo

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Roe: The History of a National Obsession 9780300271874

The leading U.S. expert on abortion law charts the many meanings associated with Roe v. Wade during its fifty-year histo

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The Opera Fanatic: Ethnography of an Obsession 9780226043432

Though some dismiss opera as old-fashioned, it shows no sign of disappearing from the world’s stage. So why do audiences

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Character: The History of a Cultural Obsession 9780374709372

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The California Gold Rush and the Klondike Gold Rush: The History of America’s Most Famous Gold Rushes

*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the gold rushes written by participants *Includes bibliographies for further re

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