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Description:What is the essence of money? Is it a store of value? Is it a medium of exchange? Should it be both, or should they be separated? Join us this week on The Corbett Report as we explore the history of William Jennings Bryan and the Populists, The Wizard of Oz, and the real nature of money.
| Documentation – The Secret of Oz | |
| Time Reference: | 17:41 |
| Description: | An extremely important documentary on the nature of money and the real economic history of the world. |
| Link To: | SecretofOz.com |
| Documentation – The Crime of 1873 | |
| Time Reference: | 29:02 |
| Description: | A website devoted to explaining the importance of the Coinage Act of 1873. |
| Link To: | The Crime of 1873 |
| Documentation – Bryan’s Cross of Gold speech | |
| Time Reference: | 32:20 |
| Description: | Read the entire speech and listen to excerpts read by Bryan himself. |
| Link To: | HistoryMatters.gmu.edu |
| Documentation – The Wizard of Oz: Parable on Populism | |
| Time Reference: | 39:44 |
| Description: | Henry Littlefield’s now-famous essay on The Wizard of Oz and its hidden allegory of monetary history. |
| Link To: | Amphigory.com |
| Documentation – Overview of critical responses to Littlefield | |
| Time Reference: | 41:44 |
| Description: | Presents a wide overview of the way Littlefield’s thesis has been treated by subsequent scholars. |
| Link To: | TurnMeOnDeadMan |
| Documentation – Gold coin ‘worn by Caesar’s assassin’ goes on show at the British Museum | |
| Time Reference: | 46:44 |
| Description: | A very interesting article a propos Caesar’s assassination and the topic of gold money. |
| Link To: | Telegraph.co.uk |
| Documentation – Digital Coin | |
| Time Reference: | 51:01 |
| Description: | The website of monetary theorist Paul Grignon. His idea has to be studied to be understood, but is quite ingenious. |
| Link To: | Digital Coin |