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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:

Bernstein, Peter L. The power of gold: the history of an obsession / Peter L. Bernstein. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-471-25210-7 (cloth: alk. paper) 1. Gold—Folklore. 2. Gold—History. 3. Gold—Social aspects. I. Title. GR810.B47 2000 398′.365—dc21 00–036647

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