America's Bank: The Epic Struggle to Create the Federal Reserve

Synopsis

Chronicles The Tumultuous Era And Remarkable Personalities That Created The Federal Reserve, Tracing The Financial Panic And Widespread Distrust Of Bankers That Prompted The Landmark 1913 Federal Reserve Act And Launched America's First Steps Onto The World Financial Stage. Part One: The Road To Jekyl Island ; The Forbidden Words ; Privileged Banker, Self-made Senator ; Jitters On Wall Street ; Panic ; The Crossing ; Progressivism ; Jekyl Island -- Part Two: The Legislative Area. Into The Crucible ; The Great Campaign ; Woodrow's Miracle ; The Princeton Depot ; The Slime Of Bryanism ; The Impossible Has Happened. Roger Lowenstein. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 274-335) And Index.