A Financial History of the United States
Markham, Jerry WAuthor
Credo Reference (Firm)
Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe,
c2002
The first comprehensive financial history of the United States in more than thirty years. Accessible to undergraduate level readers, it focuses on the growth and expansion of banking, securities, and insurance from the colonial period right up to the incredible growth of the stock market during the 1990s and the attack on the World Trade Center in 2001.
The author traces the origins of American finance to the older societies of Europe and Northern Africa, and shows how English merchants transferred their financial systems to America. He explains how financial matters dominated the founding and development of the colonies, and how financial concerns incited the Revolution. And he shows how the Civil War began the transformation of America from a small economy largely dependent on foreign capital into a complex capitalist society. From the Civil War, the nation's financial history breaks down into periods of frenzied speculation, quiet growth, periodic panics, and furious periods of expansion, right up through the incredible growth of the stock market during the 1990s.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references.
v. 1. From Christopher Columbus to the Robber Barons (1492-1900). Chapter 1. In the Beginning -- Chapter 2. A Nation Is Born -- Chapter 3. Finance Before the Civil War -- Chapter 4. The Civil War and Speculation -- Chapter 5. The Panics -- Chapter 6. Money and Wealth --
v. 2. From J.P. Morgan to the institutional investor (1900-1970). Chapter 1. A New Century -- Chapter 2. America Enters the War -- Chapter 3. The Crash -- Chapter 4. Regulating Finance -- Chapter 5. War and the Rebuilding of Finance -- Chapter 6. A New Era Begins --
v. 3. From the age of derivatives to the internet (1970-2001). Chapter 1. Financial Turmoil -- Chapter 2. Markets Merge -- Chapter 3. Finance Falters -- Chapter 4. American Finance Rebounds -- Chapter 5. The Century Closes.
The first comprehensive financial history of the United States in more than thirty years. Accessible to undergraduate level readers, it focuses on the growth and expansion of banking, securities, and insurance from the colonial period right up to the incredible growth of the stock market during the 1990s and the attack on the World Trade Center in 2001.
The author traces the origins of American finance to the older societies of Europe and Northern Africa, and shows how English merchants transferred their financial systems to America. He explains how financial matters dominated the founding and development of the colonies, and how financial concerns incited the Revolution. And he shows how the Civil War began the transformation of America from a small economy largely dependent on foreign capital into a complex capitalist society. From the Civil War, the nation's financial history breaks down into periods of frenzied speculation, quiet growth, periodic panics, and furious periods of expansion, right up through the incredible growth of the stock market during the 1990s.
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