The Money Men

By: H. W. Brands

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Synopsis: Most Americans are familiar with the political history of the United States, but there is another history woven all through it, a largely forgotten history "the story of the money men. Acclaimed historian H. W. Brands brings them back to life: J. P. Morgan, who stabilized a foundering U. S. Treasury in 1907; Alexander Hamilton, who founded the first national bank, and Nicholas Biddle, under whose directorship it failed; Jay Cooke, who helped to finance the Union war effort through his then-innovative strategy of selling bonds to ordinary Americans; and Jay Gould, who tried to corner the market on gold in 1869 and as a result brought about Black Friday and fled for his life.

Book Quality:: Excellent
Book Size:: 240 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780393330502
Publisher:: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Date of Addition:: 08/15/13
Copyrighted By:: H. W. Brands
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Business and Finance
Submitted By:: Daproim Africa
Proofread By:: Daproim Africa
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.