A History of Money and Banking in the United States Before the Twentieth Century

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Murray Rothbard, in a complete revision of the standard account, traces inflations, banking panics, and money meltdowns from the Colonial Period through the mid-twentieth century to show how the American government's systematic war on sound money is the h


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    31. The Progressive Movement

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    From Part II of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The Origins of the Federal Reserve". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

    32. Unhappiness with the National Banking System

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    From Part II of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The Origins of the Federal Reserve". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

    33. The Beginnings of the Reform Movement: The Indianapolis Monetary Convention

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    From Part II of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The Origins of the Federal Reserve". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

    34. The Gold Standard Act of 1900 and After

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    From Part II of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The Origins of the Federal Reserve". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

    35. Charles A. Conant, Surplus Capital, and Economic Imperialism

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    From Part II of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The Origins of the Federal Reserve". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

    36. Conant, Monetary Imperialism, and the Gold-Exchange Standard

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    From Part II of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The Origins of the Federal Reserve". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

    37. Jacob Schiff Ignites the Drive for a Central Bank

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    From Part II of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The Origins of the Federal Reserve". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

    38. The Panic of 1907 and Mobilization for a Central Bank

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    From Part II of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The Origins of the Federal Reserve". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

    39. The Final Phase: Coping with the Democratic Ascendancy

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    From Part II of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The Origins of the Federal Reserve". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

    40. Conclusion to Part II

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    From Part II of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The Origins of the Federal Reserve". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

    41. From Hoover to Roosevelt: The Federal Reserve and the Financial Elites

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    From Part III of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "From Hoover to Roosevelt: The Federal Reserve and the Financial Elites ". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

    42. The Early Fed, 1914-1928: The Morgan Years

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    From Part III of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "From Hoover to Roosevelt: The Federal Reserve and the Financial Elites ". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

    43. The Hoover Fed: Harrison and Young

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    From Part III of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "From Hoover to Roosevelt: The Federal Reserve and the Financial Elites ". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

    44. The Advent of Eugene Meyer, Jr.

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    From Part III of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "From Hoover to Roosevelt: The Federal Reserve and the Financial Elites ". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

    45. Meyer in the Hoover Administration

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    From Part III of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "From Hoover to Roosevelt: The Federal Reserve and the Financial Elites ". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

    46. The New Deal: Going off Gold

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    From Part III of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "From Hoover to Roosevelt: The Federal Reserve and the Financial Elites ". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

    47. Banking and Financial Legislation: 1933-1935

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    From Part III of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "From Hoover to Roosevelt: The Federal Reserve and the Financial Elites ". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

    48. Marriner S. Eccles and the Banking Act of 1935

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    From Part III of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "From Hoover to Roosevelt: The Federal Reserve and the Financial Elites ". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

    49. Epilogue: Return of the Morgans

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    From Part III of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "From Hoover to Roosevelt: The Federal Reserve and the Financial Elites ". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

    50. The Gold-Exchange Standard in the Interwar Years

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    From Part IV of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The Gold-Exchange Standard in the Interwar Years". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

    51. The Classical Gold Standard

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    From Part IV of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The Gold-Exchange Standard in the Interwar Years". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

    52. Britain Faces the Postwar World

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    From Part IV of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The Gold-Exchange Standard in the Interwar Years". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

    53. Return to Gold at $4.86: The Cunliffe Committee and After

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    From Part IV of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The Gold-Exchange Standard in the Interwar Years". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

    54. American Support for the Return to Gold at $4.86: The Morgan Connection

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    From Part IV of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The Gold-Exchange Standard in the Interwar Years". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

    55. The Establishment of the New Gold Standard of the 1920s: Bullion, Not Coin

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    From Part IV of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The Gold-Exchange Standard in the Interwar Years". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

    56. The Gold-Exchange Standard, Not Gold

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    From Part IV of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The Gold-Exchange Standard in the Interwar Years". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

    57. The Gold-Exchange Standard in Operation: 1926-1929

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    From Part IV of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The Gold-Exchange Standard in the Interwar Years". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

    58. Depression and the End of the Gold-Sterling-Exchange Standard: 1929-1931

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    From Part IV of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The Gold-Exchange Standard in the Interwar Years". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

    59. Epilogue to Part IV

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    From Part IV of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The Gold-Exchange Standard in the Interwar Years". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

    60. The New Deal and the International Monetary System

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    From Part V of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The New Deal and the International Monetary System". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

    61. The Background of the 1920s

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    From Part V of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The New Deal and the International Monetary System". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

    62. The First New Deal: Dollar Nationalism

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    From Part V of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The New Deal and the International Monetary System". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

    63. The Second New Deal: The Dollar Triumphant

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    From Part V of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The New Deal and the International Monetary System". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

    64. Epilogue to Part V

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    From Part V of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The New Deal and the International Monetary System". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

    24. The Post Civil War Era: 1865-1879

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    From 'A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II'. Read by Matthew Mezinskis.

    19. The Stuffolk Difference

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    From Part I of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The History of Money and Banking Before the Twentieth Century". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

    20. The Stuffolk's Demise

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    From Part I of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The History of Money and Banking Before the Twentieth Century". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

    21. The Civil War

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    From Part I of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The History of Money and Banking Before the Twentieth Century". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

    22. Greenbacks

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    From Part I of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The History of Money and Banking Before the Twentieth Century". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

    23. The Public Debt and the National Banking System

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    From Part I of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The History of Money and Banking Before the Twentieth Century". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

    25. The Gold Standard Era with the National Banking System, 1879-1913

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    From Part I of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The History of Money and Banking Before the Twentieth Century". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

    26. Prices, Wages, and Real Wages

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    From Part I of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The History of Money and Banking Before the Twentieth Century". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

    27. Interest Rates

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    From Part I of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The History of Money and Banking Before the Twentieth Century". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

    28. A Burst in Productivity

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    From Part I of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The History of Money and Banking Before the Twentieth Century". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

    29. Capital Formation

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    From Part I of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The History of Money and Banking Before the Twentieth Century". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

    30. 1896: The Transformation of the American Party System

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    From Part I of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The History of Money and Banking Before the Twentieth Century". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

    14. A Free Market “CENTRAL BANK”

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    From Part I of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The History of Money and Banking Before the Twentieth Century". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

    15. A False Start

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    From Part I of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The History of Money and Banking Before the Twentieth Century". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

    16. Operation Begin

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    From Part I of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The History of Money and Banking Before the Twentieth Century". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

    17. The Country Banks Resist

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    From Part I of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The History of Money and Banking Before the Twentieth Century". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

    18. Suffolk's Stabalizing Effects

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2010


    From Part I of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The History of Money and Banking Before the Twentieth Century". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.

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