The Money Men: Capitalism, Democracy, and the Hundred Years' War Over the American DollarMost Americans are familiar with the political history of the United States, but there is another history woven all through it, a largely forgotten history—the story of the money men. Acclaimed historian H. W. Brands brings them back to life: J. P. Morgan, who stabilized a foundering U.S. Treasury in 1907; Alexander Hamilton, who founded the first national bank, and Nicholas Biddle, under whose directorship it failed; Jay Cooke, who helped to finance the Union war effort through his then-innovative strategy of selling bonds to ordinary Americans; and Jay Gould, who tried to corner the market on gold in 1869 and as a result brought about Black Friday and fled for his life. |
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User Review - jefware - LibraryThingShines a clear light on the people behind the war between capitalism and the populists. Made me appreciate Hamilton. Read full review
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User Review - KirkusA lively and accessible history of a once-dominant issue in American life.The Federal Reserve Act of 1913, which governs US monetary policy, was a compromise solution to a long and fierce brawl ... Read full review
Contents
The Money Question | 15 |
The Bank War | 57 |
The Bonds of Union | 97 |
The Great Gold Conspiracy | 131 |
The Transit of Jupiter | 159 |
The Money Answer | 199 |
Notes | 207 |
For Further Reading | 217 |
Acknowledgments | 221 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Money Men: Capitalism, Democracy, and the Hundred Years' War Over the American Dollar Atlas Books : Enterprise Enterprise (New York, N.Y.) Enterprise Series |
| Author | H. W. Brands |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company, 2006 |
| ISBN | 0393061841, 9780393061840 |
| Length | 239 pages |
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