The Merchant's Ledger
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The Merchant's Ledger uncovers the goods that quietly financed empires and the wars fought over them. Every episode follows one ordinary commodity — spice, rope, cloth, grain from the merchant's ledger book to the fall of the empire that depended on it. New episodes weekly.
The History of Charcoal — The Dead Wood That Melted Stone
The Merchant's Ledger · 3.8K views · 5 days ago
The History of Cork — The Bark That Stopped Explosions
The Merchant's Ledger · 639 views · 6 days ago
The History of Magnesium — The Metal That Feeds on Water
The Merchant's Ledger · 71 views · 21 hours ago
The History of Ivory — The Tooth That Financed a Slaughter
The Merchant's Ledger · 388 views · 9 days ago
The History of Sulfur — The Yellow Rock That Feeds Billions
The Merchant's Ledger · 6K views · 12 days ago
The History of Brick — The Cooked Dirt That Deformed a Nation
The Merchant's Ledger · 1K views · 1 month ago
The History of Wax — The Insect Waste That Funded Armies
The Merchant's Ledger · 642 views · 8 days ago
The History of Rayon — The Fabric That Drove Workers Insane
The Merchant's Ledger · 1.5K views · 3 days ago
The History of Camphor — The Scent That Gave Us Plastic
The Merchant's Ledger · 5.9K views · 7 days ago
The History of Porcelain — The Mud Kings Traded Regiments For
The Merchant's Ledger · 172 views · 3 weeks ago
The History of Nails — The Currency That Burned Down Houses
The Merchant's Ledger · 749 views · 3 weeks ago
The History of Stainless Steel — The Mistake That Defeated Rust
The Merchant's Ledger · 521 views · 1 day ago
The History of Chlorine — The Weapon Purifying Your Tap Water
The Merchant's Ledger · 171 views · 2 days ago