Description: At first it was gold, for the powers in Europe devoted much energy to increasing their store of that heavy, decorative metal, even as international balance of power today is weighed in stockpiles of an even heavier metal - uranium. Gold, taken from the tribes of Spain, made possible Rome's notorious leisure that poisoned the ruling class as surely as the lead pipe through which they drew their water. Later, a few tons of American gold catapulted Spain, a small agrarian country, into the most powerful on earth and then, as suddenly, with the defeat of its Armada, hurled it back to secondary status. Ironically (pun intended), this was accomplished by some 2000 cannon cast in the 25 iron foundries of Sussex.* In very good condition. Cover has some buffering, but is not damaged nor marked. Pages are not marked nor torn.
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Book Title: History Cast In Metal
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Original Language: English
Publisher: The Cast Metals Institute
Intended Audience: Adults
Publication Year: 1976
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Author: Clyde A Sanders, Dudley C Gould
Features: Illustrated
Genre: History
Topic: Industry, Metal Industry
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
