2000, hardcover edition (this incredible book was originally published in 1899), Walter Publishing, Merlin, OR. 364 pages. This mind-blower of a book concerns the complete history of the national banking money power in the U.S. The years of coverage, 1776 to 1899. You will shake your head in horror as you read what has happened over the years and how and why our national debt was deliberately created by men and women, our elective representatives, who sold us down the river. In this book, there is a direct quote that will warp the mind of anyone who reads it: "The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, and the public debt should be reduced. The arrogance of public officialdom should be tempered and controlled." The speaker: Cicero, 63 BC. It doesn't matter if you're a Democrat or Republican. Those who have done this to us are on parade in a book every American should read and absorb. Incredible.