
A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II
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Matthew Mezinskis
In what is sure to become the standard account, Rothbard traces inflations, banking panics, and money meltdowns from the colonial period through the mid-20th century to show how government's systematic war on sound money is the hidden force behind nearly all major economic calamities in American history.
Never has the story of money and banking been told with such rhetorical power and theoretical vigor. You will treasure this volume.
From the introduction by Joseph Salerno:
"Rothbard employs the Misesian approach to economic history consistently and dazzlingly throughout the volume to unravel the causes and consequences of events and institutions ranging over the course of US monetary history, from the colonial times through the New Deal era. One of the important benefits of Rothbard's unique approach is that it naturally leads to an account of the development of the US monetary system in terms of a compelling narrative linking human motives and plans that oftentimes are hidden and devious, leading to outcomes that sometimes are tragic. And one will learn much more about monetary history from reading this exciting story than from poring over reams of statistical analysis. Although its five parts were written separately, this volume presents a relatively integrated narrative, with very little overlap, that sweeps across 300 years of US monetary history."
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A bit puzzling at times
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Counter narrative
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A must listen!
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Must read. History repeats itself...
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If you haven't read Rothbard's "The Case Against the Fed," you may find it easier to understand this book if you read that one first. (Reading his "Conceived in Liberty" would also help a little, but not everyone has 75 hours to put into reading like that. The Bible is a 76-hour read, if that puts it into perspective.)
Great history!
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Rothbard brings the receipts
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The content is compelling, but could not finish.
Vocal fry unlistenable
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Nazi Germany was a victim?
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nice book but mediocore reader
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a scholarly work
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