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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Main Author:	Silber, William L
Format:	eBook Book Publication
Language:	English
Published:	New York Princeton University Press 2014
Edition:	STU - Student edition
Subjects:	A Monetary History of the United States American Securities Anna Schwartz Annual report Arbitrage Bank Bank of England Bank run Banknote Board of directors Business BUSINESS & ECONOMICS BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Money & Monetary Policy BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Finance / General Capital market Carter Glass Case studies Central bank Chair of the Federal Reserve Chairman Chase Bank Commercial paper Comptroller Credibility Credit (finance) Currency Currency crises Currency crises > United States > Case studies Currency question Customer Debt Declaration of war Deposit account Dollar Price Economic conditions Economic History Economics Economist Eerste Wereldoorlog Effectenhandel Exchange rate Federal Reserve Bank Federal Reserve Note Finance Financial crisis Financial institution Financier Financiële crises Finanzkrise Foreign exchange market Gold as an investment Gold certificate Gold coin Gold reserve Gold standard Gouden standaard Government bond Import Insurance Interest rate Investor J. P. Morgan John Maynard Keynes Legislation McAdoo, W. G.-(William Gibbs),-1863-1941 McAdoo, William Gibbs McAdoo, William Gibbs, 1863-1941 Milton Friedman Monetaire politiek Money & Monetary Policy National Bank Note New York Clearing House New York Stock Exchange Panic of 1907 Payment Pound sterling Precious metal Provision (accounting) Receipt Silver certificate (United States) Stock exchange Stock market Supply (economics) Tax The New York Times The Wall Street Journal Trust company U.S.A Underwriting United States United States Department of the Treasury United States dollar Wall Street Wall Street crash War risk insurance Woodrow Wilson World War One World War, 1914-1918 World War, 1914-1918 > Finance Commercial paper Import Bank of England Interest rate Customer Carter Glass John Maynard Keynes Tax Financial crisis American Securities Federal Reserve Note Debt Gold as an investment Stock exchange Currency The Wall Street Journal Annual report J. P. Morgan Gold certificate Exchange rate Dollar Price United States Department of the Treasury Receipt Credit (finance) Legislation Financier Supply (economics) Anna Schwartz Capital market Credibility Central bank Economist Payment National Bank Note Gold reserve Silver certificate (United States) Bank run A Monetary History of the United States Financial institution Bank Government bond Provision (accounting) Comptroller Board of directors Banknote Declaration of war United States dollar New York Clearing House Stock market Milton Friedman War risk insurance Woodrow Wilson Arbitrage Gold coin Pound sterling Finance Underwriting Federal Reserve Bank The New York Times Chase Bank Chairman New York Stock Exchange Precious metal Panic of 1907 Deposit account Insurance Trust company Foreign exchange market Investor Chair of the Federal Reserve
ISBN:	9780691127477, 0691127476, 9780691138763, 0691138761, 9781400851669, 1400851661
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