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Gold

Assets

Gold's literature splits between cultural history of the metal and monetary history of the gold standard that anchored it.

Books 8Experts 2Recommenders 3

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  1. The Power of GoldPeter L. Bernstein, 2000
  2. The Golden ConstantRoy W. Jastram, 1977
The Power of GoldThe Power of Gold
T1 The Power of Gold
Peter L. Bernstein · 2000
Open LibraryGoodreads

Gold from ancient Egypt and Lydian coins to the end of Bretton Woods.

Lords of FinanceLords of Finance
T1 Lords of Finance
Liaquat Ahamed · 2009
Open LibraryGoodreads

How four central bankers and the gold standard turned a slump into the Depression.

“I'm going to use "classic" again but rightfully so.” — Christopher Bloomstran

Source: Semper Augustus 2020 Letter to Clients, 'To Read or Not to Read', p. 57

Recommended by: Christopher Bloomstran, Mohnish Pabrai

Golden FettersGolden Fetters
T2 Golden Fetters
Barry Eichengreen · 1992
Open LibraryGoodreads

How the gold standard spread the Depression, and why leaving it early meant recovery.

The Golden Trade of the MoorsThe Golden Trade of the Moors
T3 The Golden Trade of the Moors
E. W. Bovill · 1958
Open LibraryGoodreads

Trans-Saharan gold and salt trade; the medieval West African economy

“Bovill, The Golden Trade of the Moors” — Paul Graham

Source: Rarely-Asked Questions — paulgraham.com

Recommended by: Paul Graham

The Golden ConstantThe Golden Constant
T3 The Golden Constant
Roy W. Jastram · 1977
Open LibraryGoodreads

The long-run purchasing-power series that grounds gold inflation-hedge claims.

The Gold Standard in Theory and HistoryThe Gold Standard in Theory and History
T3 The Gold Standard in Theory and History
Barry Eichengreen, Marc Flandreau · 1997
Open LibraryGoodreads

Key academic papers on how the gold standard worked and why it broke down.

Gold: The Once and Future MoneyGold: The Once and Future Money
T4 Gold: The Once and Future Money
Nathan Lewis · 2007
Open LibraryGoodreads

Hard-money argument for a return to a gold link.

The New Case for GoldThe New Case for Gold
T4 The New Case for Gold
James Rickards · 2016
Open LibraryGoodreads

Popular bull case; useful as a statement of the position.

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