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_a332.110973
100 1 _aLowenstein, Roger,
_eauthor
245 1 0 _aAmerica's bank :
_bthe epic struggle to create the Federal Reserve /
_cRoger Lowenstein.
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aNew Delhi :
_aNew York ;
_bPenguin,
_cc2015.
300 _a355 p. , 8 unnumbered pages of plates :
_bill. ;
_c24 cm.
365 _aINR
_b799.00
_cINR
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 274-335) and index.
505 0 _aPart 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".
520 _aChronicles 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.
610 1 0 _aUnited States.
_bFederal Reserve Board.
610 2 0 _aBoard of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)
650 0 _aFederal Reserve banks
_xHistory.
650 0 _aBanks and banking, Central
_xHistory
_zUnited States .
650 0 _aMonetary policy
_xHistory
_zUnited States .
690 7 _aBanks and Banking
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_cM
_e1st ed.
_h332.110973
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