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...

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Hlavní autor:	Silber, William L
Médium:	E-kniha Kniha Publikace
Jazyk:	angličtina
Vydáno:	New York Princeton University Press 2014
Vydání:	STU - Student edition
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ISBN:	9780691127477, 0691127476, 9780691138763, 0691138761, 9781400851669, 1400851661
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When Washington shut down Wall Street: the great financial crisis of 1914 and the origins of America's monetary supremacy -- 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
Front Matter Table of Contents Acknowledgments INTRODUCTION 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 Notes References Index
Epilogue: Blueprint for Crisis Control 9. Birth of a Financial Superpower 8. End Game 7. Rescue 6. New Street Defies McAdoo 5. Sterling Steals the Spotlight 4. Unlocking Emergency Currency 3. The Nightmare of 1907 2. The European Gold Rush 1. The Opening Salvo Introduction: The Legacy of 1914 Contents Acknowledgments Title page, Copyright, Dedication, Epithet Cover Notes References Index
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
CHAPTER FIVE. Sterling Steals the Spotlight
CHAPTER ONE. The Opening Salvo
CHAPTER THREE. The Nightmare of 1907
CHAPTER EIGHT. End Game
CHAPTER SEVEN. Rescue
EPILOGUE. Blueprint for Crisis Control
Index
CHAPTER NINE. Birth of a Financial Superpower
CHAPTER SIX. New Street Defies McAdoo
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Contents
Acknowledgments
References
Introduction. The Legacy of 1914
Frontmatter --
CHAPTER FOUR. Unlocking Emergency Currency
CHAPTER TWO. The European Gold Rush
Notes