The money men
Subtitle: capitalism, democracy, and the hundred years' war over the American dollar
By: H.W. Brands
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Enterprise; Enterprise (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co.
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
ISBN-13: 9780393061840
Subjects: Capitalists and financiers; Finance; History
Description: "H. W. Brands recounts the century-long battle for the lifeblood of American commerce and power, focusing on five men whose lives and actions indelibly affected the course of American financial history. The story of these men is the story of how America transformed itself from a squabbling collection of small states into the foremost economic power in the world."--Jacket.
Notes: "Atlas Books."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-220) and index.
Table of contents: title: The aristocracy of capital; title: The bank war; title: The bonds of union; title: The great gold conspiracy; title: The transit of Jupiter.