Further to the point re the gold standard, check out the following resources on Ferdinand Lips, one of the foremost experts on the history of money:
How Gold Helps Prevent War
Monetary Pollution and the Gold Standard
Financial Sense Online Interview with Ferdinand Lips
Gold Wars: The Battle Against Sound Money as Seen from a Swiss Perspective
Phaedrus
How Gold Helps Prevent War
Monetary Pollution and the Gold Standard
Financial Sense Online Interview with Ferdinand Lips
Gold Wars: The Battle Against Sound Money as Seen from a Swiss Perspective
Phaedrus
