America's bank : the epic struggle to create the Federal Reserve
by Lowenstein, Roger (Author)
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. Full description
- Introduction
- Part One The Road to Jekyl Island
- One: The Forbidden Words
- Two: Privileged Banker, Self-Made Senator
- Three: Jitterson Wall Street
- Four: Panic
- Five: The Crossing
- Six: Progressivism
- Seven: Jekyl Island
- Part Two The Legislative Area
- Eight: Into the Crucible
- Nine: The Great Campaign
- Ten: Woodrow's Miracle
- Eleven: The Princeton Depot
- Twelve: The "Slime of Bryanism"
- Thirteen: "The Impossible Has Happened"
- Fourteen: Epilogue
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Index.