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When Washington shut down Wall Street：the great financial crisis of 1914 and the origins of America's monetary supremacy

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Silber William L
Published: Princeton University Press,
Publisher Address: Princeton
Publication Dates: c2007.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
McAdoo > William Gibbs > 1863-1941.
Currency question
World War, 1914-1918 > Finance
Currency crises > United States
Gold standard
Carrier Form: 217 p.: ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 0691127476 ((hardcover) : alk. paper)
9780691127477 (hbk.)
Index Number: F837
CLC: F837.125.9-09
F827.125-09
Call Number: F827.125-09/S582
Contents: Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-205) and index.
Introduction: the legacy of 1914 -- The opening salvo -- The European gold rush -- The nightmare of 1907 -- Unlocking emergency currency -- Sterling steals the spotlight -- New Street defies McAdoo -- Rescue -- End game -- Birth of a financial superpower -- Epilogue: blueprint for crisis control.

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