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Gold! : the history of man's great obsession / Brian J Kelly; Lauren F Cardillo; Gary Parker; Henninger Productions.; History Channel (Television network). Videorecording.

Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : New Video, [2001]Description: 2 videodiscs (200 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inISBN:
  • 0767042522
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • GR810
Contents:
Disc 1 : The gold wars -- Gold fever. Disc 2 : The stuff of dreams -- Cold hard cash.
Production credits:
  • Director of photography, Richard Confalone ; editors, Mike Davis, Kathy Sheets, William K. Howard ; music composition, Todd Hahn, Michael Wolpe.
Narrated by Michael Carroll.Summary: The Gold Wars: From Pizarro's brutal conquest of the Incas to Custer's Last Stand, The Gold Wars explores the tragic legacy of man's lust for gold. Spain squandered the treasure it stripped from the New World in a doomed attempt to vanquish England. But as George Milling Stanley of the World Gold Council reveals, the same greed for gold ultimately fueled the dissolution of the British Empire, for England's conduct
Item type: Audiovisual Item
Holdings
Current library Collection Call number Vol info Status Date due Barcode
Judith Thomas Library Audio-Visuals Audio-Visual HB61 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AV211 Available

Disc 1 : The gold wars --
Gold fever. Disc 2 : The stuff of dreams --
Cold hard cash.

Director of photography, Richard Confalone ; editors, Mike Davis, Kathy Sheets, William K. Howard ; music composition, Todd Hahn, Michael Wolpe.

Narrated by Michael Carroll.


The Gold Wars: From Pizarro's brutal conquest of the Incas to Custer's Last Stand, The Gold Wars explores the tragic legacy of man's lust for gold. Spain squandered the treasure it stripped from the New World in a doomed attempt to vanquish England. But as George Milling Stanley of the World Gold Council reveals, the same greed for gold ultimately fueled the dissolution of the British Empire, for England's conduct