War and Gold: A 500-Year History of Empires, Adventures, and Debt

by Kwasi Kwarteng

Book Overview

The world was wild for gold. After discovering the Americas, and under pressure to defend their vast dominion, the Habsburgs of Spain promoted gold and silver exploration in the New World with... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 158648768X
• ISBN13: 9781586487683
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: PublicAffairs
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.1" x 9.4"