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MONEY MEN
CAPITALISM, DEMOCRACY AND THE HUNDRED YEARS' WAR OVER THE AMERICAN DOLLAR |
| By: |
H. W. Brands |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£17.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0393061841 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780393061840 |
| Publisher: |
WW NORTON & CO |
| Pub. date: |
16 October, 2006 |
| Pages: |
224 |
| Description: |
Focuses on five "Money Men": Alexander Hamilton, who championed a national bank; Nicholas Biddle, whose run-in with Andrew Jackson led to the bank's demise; Jay Cooke, who financed the Union in the Civil War; Jay Gould, who tried to corner the gold market; and J P Morgan, whose position was so commanding that he bailed out the US Treasury. |
| Synopsis: |
From the first days of the United States, a battle raged over money. On one side were the democrats, who wanted cheap money and feared the concentration of financial interests in the hands of a few. On the other were the capitalists who sought the soundness of a national bank - and the profits that came with it. In telling this exciting story, H.W. Brands focuses on five "Money Men": Alexander Hamilton, who championed a national bank; Nicholas Biddle, whose run-in with Andrew Jackson led to the bank's demise; Jay Cooke, who financed the Union in the Civil War; Jay Gould, who tried to corner the gold market; and J.P. Morgan, whose position was so commanding that he bailed out the US Treasury. "The Money Men" is a best-selling historian's gripping account of the powerful men who fought over the lifeblood of American commerce and power. |
| Illustrations: |
Illustrations |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
WW Norton & Co |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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