When Washington shut down Wall Street : the great financial crisis of 1914 and the origins of America's monetary supremacy / William L. Silber.
2007
HG3903 .S54 2007 (Mapit)
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When Washington shut down Wall Street : the great financial crisis of 1914 and the origins of America's monetary supremacy / William L. Silber.
Author
Silber, William L.
ISBN
9780691127477 (alk. paper)
0691127476 (alk. paper)
0691127476 (alk. paper)
Imprint
Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2007.
Language
English
Description
217 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Call Number
HG3903 .S54 2007
Dewey Decimal Classification
332.0973/09041
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-205) and index.
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Table of Contents
Introduction: the legacy of 1914
The opening salvo
The European gold rush
The nightmare of 1907
Unlocking emergency currency
Sterling steals the spotlight
New Street defies McAdoo
Rescue
End game
Birth of a financial superpower
Epilogue: blueprint for crisis control.
The opening salvo
The European gold rush
The nightmare of 1907
Unlocking emergency currency
Sterling steals the spotlight
New Street defies McAdoo
Rescue
End game
Birth of a financial superpower
Epilogue: blueprint for crisis control.