David Anthony is a professor of English at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He has written about money and capitalism in various venues, including Paper Money Men (Ohio State University Press) and Something for Nothing: A Novel (Algonquin Books).
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Why Dreams of Striking It Rich Are Actually Anti-Capitalist
The quest for buried treasure is a quest to escape the market.
David Anthony