Mises Daily
Author:
Paul A. Cantor
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[This article originally appeared in 2002. An MP3 audio file of it, narrated by Joel Sams, is available for download .] Ancient Egypt was doubly fortunate and doubtless owed to this its fabled wealth, in that it possessed two activities, namely pyramid building as well as the search for precious metals, the fruits of which, since they could not