The Story of Gold - A Glittering History of the World

The Story of GoldYoung readers will discover the tattooed Scythian queen who was buried alongside the horse she fought with in battle; King Croesus, who literally made buckets of money when he minted the first gold coins; Emperor Mansa Musa, who gave so much gold away during the Hajj pilgrimage, he ruined the Egyptian economy; the Muisca leaders who revealed the truth about the legendary city of gold—El Dorado; and the boom-and-bust gold rushes in California and Australia that tempted fortune seekers to strike gold.The Story of Gol