The Kings Have Won: The Battle for the Wealth of Our Nation
About this audiobook
Is America ruled by the ‘shadowy government’ which famed journalist Ferdinand Lundberg described in 1934? Is the nation ruled by what President Carter called “an Oligarchy instead of a Democracy”?
In The Kings Have Won, a series of fun and compelling short stories covering 200 years of American history, Adrien Gold recounts the many battles for the wealth of our nation. From the burning of Washington DC, and JFK.’s Presidential Order 11110, to J.P. Morgan’s Jekyll Island Meeting and the 1929 Crash; from President Andrew Jackson’s proud proclamation, “I killed the Bank,” all the way up to the Financial Crisis of 2008, Gold manages to both inform and entertain in this masterful work of historical fiction that will forever alter your conception of American history.
About the author
Ben Hauck is an American actor, voice actor, improviser, and host. As stand-in for John Oliver over seven seasons of HBO's Emmy-winning series "Last Week Tonight," Ben has been honored by the Television Academy in 2016, 2017, and 2018 for his contributions to the variety talk series. A dynamic comic and dramatic performer, Ben won the Emerging Artist Award for his trademark "improvised sermons" at the 2013 Unscripted New York Improvised Theatre & Film Festival. Author of the book "Long-Form Improv" (Allworth Press, 2012), Ben is internationally known as a teacher of long-form improvisation, having taught and directed long-form improv in New York City, Toronto, and London. He is host of "The Acting Income Podcast with Ben Hauck," covering practical and controversial topics related to earning an income as an actor. Ben holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Acting from Otterbein.
Adrien Gold was born and raised in Paris, France, where he developed a passion for history from his father who spent countless evenings sharing tales from his beloved region of Auvergne. Adrien especially grew to enjoy facts that do not always make the headlines or history books.
Becoming an American citizen led him to study the country’s history. Fascinated by the many momentous but little-known or often-hidden events that he discovered along the way, Gold embarked on writing a series of entertaining and informative short stories of historical fiction. He compiled these stories into “The Kings Have Won,” a book that recounts America’s 200-year-long battle for the wealth of our nation.
Adrien Gold is a retired visual artist who, during his long career, worked with countless national and international brands. He resides on the East Coast with his wife and two Cocker Spaniels where he enjoys the beautiful and varied seasons, and long walks by the sea.
