The Secret History of Gold: Myth, Money, Politics and Power (Hardcover)

The definitive biography of the metal that has shaped ourworld and may yet determine its fate.

The Secret History of Goldtells the epic tale of the worldsoldest, and most treasured, currency. From its origins in the formation of thesolar system to its pivotal role in both ancient myth and modern finance,Dominic Frisby explores, with wit and brevity, how gold has defined the entirecourse of human civilisation.

Gold has inspired men to do the most brilliant and terrible things. Themost stolen metal in history, it has lured explorers, conquerors and thieves.It has sparked wars, it has built empires, it has empowered leaders fromAlexander the Great to Adolf Hitler good and bad. As nations today such asChina and Russia mine and hoard gold at record rates, Frisby examines itsenduring significance in the digital age and its potential to influence globalpeace and power.

This is the untold story of gold: its past, its present and its future.

About the Author

Dominic Frisbyis, unusually, both a financialwriter and a comedian. For twenty years, he has a written a weekly blog columnforMoneyweekabout gold, while his Substack, The FlyingFrisby, ranks among the UKs top financial reads.

Hes delivered a slew of lectures with funny bits oneverything from taxation to mining to weights and measures, as well as hostingtwo financial comedy shows for BBC Radio 4,More Money than SensewithAndy Zatzman, Shazia Mirza and Paul Sinha and Damned Lies with Sir DavidSpiegelhalter.

His previous books,Life After the State,Bitcoin:The Future of Money?andDaylight Robbery, all tackle bigideas about money with both wit and clarity.