America's bank : the epic struggle to create the Federal Reserve / Roger Lowenstein.
2015
KF989 .L69 2015 (Mapit)
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Author
Title
America's bank : the epic struggle to create the Federal Reserve / Roger Lowenstein.
Imprint
New York : Penguin Press, 2015.
Description
355 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Formatted Contents Note
Part one: The road to Jekyl Island. The forbidden words
Privileged banker, self-made senator
Jitters on Wall Street
Panic
The crossing
Progressivism
Jekyl Island
Part two. The legislative arena. Into the crucible
The great campaign
Woodrow's miracle
The Princeton depot
The "slime of Bryanism"
"The impossible has happened".
Privileged banker, self-made senator
Jitters on Wall Street
Panic
The crossing
Progressivism
Jekyl Island
Part two. The legislative arena. Into the crucible
The great campaign
Woodrow's miracle
The Princeton depot
The "slime of Bryanism"
"The impossible has happened".
Summary
Chronicles the tumultuous era and remarkable personalities that created the Federal Reserve, tracing the financial panic and widespread distrust of bankers that prompted the landmark 1913 Federal Reserve Act and launched America's first steps onto the world financial stage.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-335) and index.
Location
STA
Call Number
KF989 .L69 2015
Language
English
ISBN
9781594205491 hardback
1594205493 hardback
1594205493 hardback
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