01656nam 22003853 450 991013612150332120230807213051.01-101-61412-9(CKB)3710000000914903(MiAaPQ)EBC6106871(Au-PeEL)EBL6106871(OCoLC)1156132025(EXLCZ)99371000000091490320210901d2015 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAmerica's Bank The Epic Struggle to Create the Federal ReserveEast Rutherford :Penguin Publishing Group,2015.©2015.1 online resource (455 pages)0-14-310984-7 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".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.332.1/10973Lowenstein Roger1169081MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910136121503321America's Bank2809413UNINA