When Washington shut down Wall Street : the great financial crisis of 1914 and the origins of America's monetary supremacy /
When Washington Shut Down Wall Street unfolds like a mystery story. It traces Treasury Secretary William Gibbs McAdoo's triumph over a monetary crisis at the outbreak of World War I that threatened the United States with financial disaster. The biggest gold outflow in a generation imperiled Ame...
Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
[2007]
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION: The Legacy of 1914; CHAPTER ONE: The Opening Salvo; CHAPTER TWO: The European Gold Rush; CHAPTER THREE: The Nightmare of 1907; CHAPTER FOUR: Unlocking Emergency Currency; CHAPTER FIVE: Sterling Steals the Spotlight; CHAPTER SIX: New Street Defies McAdoo; CHAPTER SEVEN: Rescue; CHAPTER EIGHT: End Game; CHAPTER NINE: Birth of a Financial Superpower; EPILOGUE: Blueprint for Crisis Control; Notes; References; Index.