Wyatt Wells is a Professor of History at Auburn University at Montgomery, USA. He is the author of numerous books and articles on the history of business, finance, and government, most recently Permanent Revolution: Reflections on Capitalism (2020). He has been both the Newcomen Fellow in Business History at Harvard Business School and a Fulbright Fellow at the University of Hong Kong.

• Ch 1: Introduction.- Ch 2: Context.- Ch 3: The Politics of Silver.- Ch 4: The End of Compromise.- Ch 5: The Economics of Gold.- Ch 6: The Battle of the Standards.- Ch 7: The Triumph of Gold.- Ch 8: Conclusion.

Wyatt Wells is a Professor of History at Auburn University at Montgomery, USA. He is the author of numerous books and articles on the history of business, finance, and government, most recently Permanent Revolution: Reflections on Capitalism (2020). He has been both the Newcomen Fellow in Business History at Harvard Business School and a Fulbright Fellow at the University of Hong Kong.

• Ch 1: Introduction.- Ch 2: Context.- Ch 3: The Politics of Silver.- Ch 4: The End of Compromise.- Ch 5: The Economics of Gold.- Ch 6: The Battle of the Standards.- Ch 7: The Triumph of Gold.- Ch 8: Conclusion.

Wyatt Wells is a Professor of History at Auburn University at Montgomery, USA. He is the author of numerous books and articles on the history of business, finance, and government, most recently Permanent Revolution: Reflections on Capitalism (2020). He has been both the Newcomen Fellow in Business History at Harvard Business School and a Fulbright Fellow at the University of Hong Kong.

• Ch 1: Introduction.- Ch 2: Context.- Ch 3: The Politics of Silver.- Ch 4: The End of Compromise.- Ch 5: The Economics of Gold.- Ch 6: The Battle of the Standards.- Ch 7: The Triumph of Gold.- Ch 8: Conclusion.