A History of the U.S.A.Macmillan, 1974 - 730 pages |
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Page 157
... bank deposits and a central bank to create reserves or to lend to deserving banks at moments of crisis , the system had grave deficiences and member institutions were not immune from failure . Between 1864 and 1913 there were 515 national ...
... bank deposits and a central bank to create reserves or to lend to deserving banks at moments of crisis , the system had grave deficiences and member institutions were not immune from failure . Between 1864 and 1913 there were 515 national ...
Page 408
... banks ( as well as private banks , insurance companies and even railroads ) put out notes which , though not strictly legal money , since its issue lay with Congress alone , were still vital to the country's economic expansion ...
... banks ( as well as private banks , insurance companies and even railroads ) put out notes which , though not strictly legal money , since its issue lay with Congress alone , were still vital to the country's economic expansion ...
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... banks and private individuals by means of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and the Home Loan Banks , while the Glass - Steagall Banking Act eased the tight credit situation somewhat by permitting the Federal Reserve Banks to ...
... banks and private individuals by means of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and the Home Loan Banks , while the Glass - Steagall Banking Act eased the tight credit situation somewhat by permitting the Federal Reserve Banks to ...
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The Colonial Legacy | 3 |
The Advance of Democracy | 39 |
The Civil War and Reconstruction | 114 |
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