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Author: George M Taber Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1605987115 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 521
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For the entire history of human civilization, gold has enraptured people around the globe. The Nazis was no less enthralled by it, and felt that gold was the solution to funding Hitler's war machine. Gold was also on the mind of FDR across the Atlantic, as he worked with Europe's other leaders to bring the United States and the rest of the world out of a severe depression. FDF was hardly the first head of state to turn to gold in difficult times. Throughout history, it has been the refuge of both nations and people in trouble, working at times when nothing else does. Desperate people can buy a loaf of bread or bribe a border guard. Gold can get desperate nations oil to keep tanks running or munitions to fight a war. If the price is right, there is always someone somewhere willing to buy or sell gold. And it was to become the Nazi's most important medium of exchange during the war. Chasing Gold is the story of how the Nazis attempted to grab Europe’s gold to finance history’s bloodiest war. It is filled with high drama and close escapes, laying bare the palate of human emotions. Walking through the tale are giants of world history, as well as ordinary people called upon to undertake heroic action in an extraordinary time.
Author: John Richard Stephens Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield ISBN: 1493010956 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 371
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The Gold Rush era was an amazing time in our country’s history. California had just been occupied during the Mexican-American War and wasn’t officially a U.S. territory yet when gold was discovered in 1848. Suddenly the whole world was electrified by the news and tales of men digging vast amounts of wealth out of the ground, even finding gold nuggets just lying around. Within five years, 250,000 miners dug up more than $200 million in gold—about $600 billion in today’s dollars. Gold offers a feel for what it was like to live through the heady days of the discovery and exploitation of gold in California in the mid-1800s through firsthand accounts, short stories, and tall tales written by the people who were there. These eyewitness accounts offer an immediacy that brings the events to life.
Author: David Leadbeater Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781986277204 Category : Languages : en Pages : 222
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Returning to the Gold Team, Alicia Myles finds herself in an unusual and unique adventure, chasing a very different kind of gold than ever before. With the Star Spangled Banner stolen by terrorists, and her boss, Michael Crouch, abducted, she is thrown into an incredible, breakneck, non-stop chase across America. By road and air, by car, by helicopter and aeroplane, by speedboat across the ocean, Alicia and her team pursue two irreplaceable representations of treasure, following quirky, distinctive clues written and left by Crouch through town and city, over mountain ranges and from Washington DC, via Las Vegas, to Los Angeles. The chase finally takes them to Hawaii's North Shore, where terrorists plan to execute Crouch and burn the banner in front of millions of Americans on live television in an effort to plunge the country into chaos. Can Alicia and her team reach Hawaii in time? Can they save Crouch and the treasure? Hang on for the ride of your life . . . Alicia Myles is back!
Author: Flora Delargy Publisher: ISBN: 0711263876 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 79
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The little-told story of the discovery of Klondike Gold, following the First Nations women who discovered and sparked a worldwide Gold Rush.
Author: Joanne Bischof Publisher: Thomas Nelson ISBN: 0785241361 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 337
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When mail-order bride Juniper’s husband vanishes, she writes to him—but fears she's waiting for a ghost in a ghost town. A century later, Johnny Sutherland discovers her letters while restoring her abandoned farmhouse. Can her loving words from the distant past change his present? 1902: Upon arriving in Kenworthy, California, mail-order bride Juniper Cohen is met by the pounding of the gold mine, an untamable landscape, and her greatest surprise of all: the kind and charming man who awaits her. But when the mine proves empty of profit, and when Juniper’s husband, John, vanishes, Juniper is left to fend for herself and her young daughter in the dying town that is now her home. Juniper pens letters to her husband but fears she is waiting on a ghost. Perhaps worse, rumors abound claiming the man she loves could be an outlaw. Fighting for survival, she befriends the few people left in Kenworthy and refuses to leave, resolving to be exactly where her husband left her in case he comes home. Surviving in a ghost town requires trusting the kindness of a few remaining souls, including the one who can unlock the mystery of her husband’s disappearance. Present day: Trying to escape the heartache of his failed marriage, Johnny Sutherland throws himself into raising his children and restoring a hundred-year-old abandoned farmhouse in what was once known as Kenworthy in the San Jacinto Mountains. While exploring its secrets he uncovers Juniper’s letters and is moved by the handwritten accounts that bear his name—and as a love story from the past touches his own world, Johnny might discover yet that hope and resilience go hand in hand. With The Gold in These Hills, acclaimed and beloved author Joanne Bischof returns with an absorbing masterpiece of faith, perseverance, and love that changes the course of history. Sweeping, Inspirational fiction with historical and contemporary timelines Stand-alone novel Book length: 93,000 words Includes discussion questions for book clubs and a note from the author
Author: Catherine Hapka
Author: Catherine Hapka
Author: George M Taber
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Author: John Richard Stephens
Author: David Leadbeater
Author: Flora Delargy
Author: Joanne Bischof
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