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UNINA9910136121503321 |
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Autore |
Lowenstein Roger |
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Titolo |
America's Bank : The Epic Struggle to Create the Federal Reserve |
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2015 |
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East Rutherford : , : Penguin Publishing Group, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (455 pages) |
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BUS004000BUS077000HIS036060 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Nonfiction |
Business |
History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Part one: The road to Jekyl Island ; The forbidden words ; Privileged banker, self-made senator ; Jitters on Wall Street ; Panic ; The crossing ; Progressivism ; Jekyl Island -- Part two: The legislative area. Into the crucible ; The great campaign ; Woodrow's miracle ; The Princeton depot ; The "slime of Bryanism" ; "The impossible has happened". |
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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. |
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