PBS - The Ascent of Money Series 1 (2009) Part 1 From Bullion To Bubble

The Ascent Of Money Series 1

The series charts the financial history of the world, highlighting the effect that finance had on some of the biggest events in history.

Part 1 From Bullion To Bubble

Economist and historian Niall Ferguson takes a global look at the history of money starting with early mathematics and finance in Renaissance Europe to the conquest of the Americas, and from the Incan empire's precious metals to the dubious finances around the Louisiana territory in the US.

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