What Has Government Done to Our Money? What Has Government Done to Our Money? What Has Government Done to Our Money? is a 1963 book by Murray N. Rothbard that details the history of money, from early barter systems, to the gold standard, to present day systems of paper money. Rothbard explains how money was originally developed, and why gold was chosen as the preferred commodity to use as money. The essay, "What Has Government Done to Our Money?" was written by Rothbard as an objective historical account with a provocative title. In contrast, "The Case for a 100 Percent Gold Dollar" was an essay with an
Near to the Wild Heart combining the “intellectual lucidity of the characters of Dostoevsky with the purity of a child.” A Manhã ("The Morning"), not going quite as far as Lêdo Ivo, had declared it to be “the greatest debut novel a woman had written in all of Brazilian literature.” In October 1944, the book won the prestigious Graça Aranha Prize ("Prêmio Graça Aranha") for the best debut novel of 1943. The prize was a confirmation of what the "Folha Carioca" had discovered earlier that year when it asked its readers to elect the best novel of 1943. "Near to the Wild Heart" won with