The Money Men: Capitalism, Democracy, and the Hundred Years' War Over the American Dollar (Enterprise)W. W. Norton & Company, 2010 M11 1 - 240 pages An "insightful" (Publishers Weekly) history of the development of American capitalism and the men who made it great. Most 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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H. W. Brands. ENTERPRISE The Money Men Capitalism , Democracy , and the Hundred Years ' War Over the American Dollar H. W. Brands Atlas Books W. W. Norton & Company New York . London Copyright 2006 by H. W. Brands All rights reserved ...
H. W. Brands. ENTERPRISE The Money Men Capitalism , Democracy , and the Hundred Years ' War Over the American Dollar H. W. Brands Atlas Books W. W. Norton & Company New York . London Copyright 2006 by H. W. Brands All rights reserved ...
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... York , NY 10110 Manufacturing by Courier Westford Book design by Chris Welch Production manager : Amanda Morrison ... York , N.Y. ) HG181.B82 2006 332.092'273 — dc22 2006009919 ISBN 978-0-393-33050-2 pbk . W. W. Norton & Company , Inc ...
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... the West Indies for New York . His break followed a 1772 hurricane that ravaged St. Croix but allowed the clever young man to gain the ear of the world by penning a graphic account of the storm that. 19 The Aristocracy of Capital.
... the West Indies for New York . His break followed a 1772 hurricane that ravaged St. Croix but allowed the clever young man to gain the ear of the world by penning a graphic account of the storm that. 19 The Aristocracy of Capital.
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... York for an education. Hamilton hurried through King's College, soon rechristened Columbia on account of the troubles that developed between King George and his American subjects. Hamilton embraced the troublemakers. “That Americans are ...
... York for an education. Hamilton hurried through King's College, soon rechristened Columbia on account of the troubles that developed between King George and his American subjects. Hamilton embraced the troublemakers. “That Americans are ...
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... York (made more difficult by the pro-British influence of the city's large number of Loyalists) and in Washington's retreat across New Jersey. His valor and abilities won the esteem of his superi- ors, of whom two offered to make him ...
... York (made more difficult by the pro-British influence of the city's large number of Loyalists) and in Washington's retreat across New Jersey. His valor and abilities won the esteem of his superi- ors, of whom two offered to make him ...
Contents
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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 |
Index | 223 |
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