Phantom of fear
Subtitle: the banking panic of 1933
By: Robert Lynn Fuller
Publisher: McFarland & Company; McFarland
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
ISBN-13: 9780786465101
Subjects: Politics and government; Economic conditions; Banks and banking; History
Description: "This narrative history recounts and explains the economic, financial and political backgrounds of the banking panic, arguing that the holiday was not only unnecessary but actually damaging to the economy. The holiday did, however, provide Roosevelt with the momentum to push through a series of historic reforms that remade the federal government"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.