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Author:

Lowenstein, Roger, author.

Title:

America's bank : the epic struggle to create the Federal Reserve / Roger Lowenstein.

Publisher:

Penguin Press,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

355 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Subject:

United States.--Federal Reserve Board.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)
Federal Reserve banks--History.
Banks and banking, Central--History.
Monetary policy--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-335) and index.

Contents:

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 area. 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.

ISBN:

1594205493
9781594205491

LCCN:

2015373201

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USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

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OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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BVPE851 -- Nevada Public Library (Nevada)

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