The War on Gold

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'He who controls the gold, makes the rules.' The late Antony Sutton shilling for the banksters. For balance, read the early to mid-c.20th works of Professor Frederick Soddy such as "The Gold 'Standard' Snare" (1935), "The Role of Money" (1934) or "Demand for Monetary Reform" (1943) etc. The War on Gold - Dustwrapper: Front Flyleaf - Front Flyleaf - Rear Half-Title Other books by Antony C. Sutton Title Page Printer's Imprint Contents List of Tables and Charts Author's Preface Glossary CHAPTER ONE: Why Gold? The Paper Money of Ancient China The Gold Solidus of the Byzantine Empire PART ONE: The Historical Experience CHAPTER TWO: Not Worth A Continental The French Assignat of 1789 to 1796 The British Paper Pound (1797-1821) The Continental Currency Fiasco CHAPTER THREE: The Discipline of Gold The Latin Monetary Union The American Experience with Gold The Totalitarian Assault on Gold CHAPTER FOUR: Inflation Balloons After 1920 “But Gold Is Too Scarce...” Bring a Suitcase for your Paycheck The Threshold of World Hyper-inflation Gold: The Asset of Last Resort The Acid Test of Value CHAPTER FIVE: The Paper Factory Jekyl Island: Creation of a Paper Mill The Supreme Role of Confidence Assault on the Paper Factory Court Declares Federal Reserve Notes Worthless PART TWO: Gold Versus Paper CHAPTER SIX: The War of the Gold Pool The Critical Crossover in 1959 The War of the Gold Pool CHAPTER SEVEN: Who Bought all the Gold? The U.S. Gold Reserves European Central Banks Build their Gold Reserves “Bad Money Always Drives Out Good” American Institute Counselors and the SEC CHAPTER EIGHT: Cracks in the Debt Structure Exter’s Debt Pyramid Corporate Failures Real Estate Failures Municipal Failures Foreign Loan Failures Domestic Bank Failures Bank Problems at the Top How Much Battering Can the Debt Structure Take? CHAPTER NINE: The Road to Rambouillet A Flash of Genius: Paper Gold The End of the Bretton Woods Agreement Revival of the Bank for International Settlements The End of the Road is in Sight CHAPTER TEN: The New Gold Market The Supply of Gold The Demand for Gold The U.S. Treasury as a Bear Operator The Outcome in the Market Place CHAPTER ELEVEN: The Assault on South Africa South Africa and the United States The Carnegie Endowment and the War on Gold CHAPTER TWELVE: Gold Is Dead, Isn’t It? APPENDIX A: Letter to Secretary of the Treasury William E. Simon on U.S. Gold Sales APPENDIX B: Briefing by the Author on International Problems Facing the West APPENDIX C: Hard Money Organizations, Investment Advisers, and Market Newsletters Selected Bibliography Index Duswrapper: Rear