When Washington Shut Down Wall Street : The Great Financial Crisis of 1914 and the Origins of America's Monetary Supremacy /

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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...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Silber, William L. (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2007]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
McAdoo, W. G. > (William Gibbs), > 1863-1941.
Gold standard.
Finance.
Currency question.
Currency crises.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economic History.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Finance.
Étalon-or.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Finances.
Crises de change > États-Unis > Études de cas.
World War, 1914-1918 > Finance.
Currency crises > United States > Case studies.
United States.
Études de cas.
Case studies.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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.

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