When Washington Shut Down Wall Street
Subtitle: The Great Financial Crisis of 1914 and the Origins of America's Monetary Supremacy
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: January 15, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9780691127477
Subjects: Economic History; Finance; First World War, 1914-1918; Case studies; Business & Economics; Business / Economics / Finance; United States; Business/Economics; USA; Money & Monetary Policy; American History; Business & Economics / Money & Monetary Policy; Economics; Public Finance; Currency crises; Currency question; World War, 1914-1918
Description: "When Washington Shut Down Wall Street recreates the drama of America's battle for financial credibility. McAdoo's accomplishments place him alongside Paul Volcker and Alan Greenspan as great American financial leaders. McAdoo, in fact, nursed the Federal Reserve into existence as the 1914 crisis waned and served as the first chairman of the Federal Reserve Board."--Jacket.