The Gilded Age and the Gold Standard

Tags: Gold Standard, World History

11/04/2008 Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Recorded at the Mises Institute Supporters Summit, 1 November 2008; Auburn, Alabama. Includes an introduction by Mark Thornton.

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