The Secret History of Gold

The first definitive biography of gold - from the Big Bang, to currency, and kingmaker. Gold is one the most crucial substances in human history. As the world's oldest currency, it has built our global financial system as we know it, and defined our modern systems of rule in ways perhaps we don't. In The Secret History of Gold, Dominic Frisby tells the captivating story of this precious metal, from its curious origins in the formation of the solar system, through ancient myth and conquest to present day. He explores how our mercurial relationship with gold has shaped wars, progress and disaster throughout the ages and why, as one of the only lasting substances that represents and stores value, we still need it in a digital economy. Gold has, and always will be, a political metal. And, as governments in China, Russia and others rush to buy and mine gold at the fastest rate in history, what does this indicate for the future of global peace and power?