The American Heritage History of the Making of the NationAmerican Heritage Publishing Company; book trade distribution by Simon and Schuster, 1968 - United States - 416 pages |
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Page 142
... Bank of the United States would have been unable to halt the paper flood , its incompetent president , far from trying , did his best to increase it . State banks issued their notes on dubious security or on none at all . A land bubble ...
... Bank of the United States would have been unable to halt the paper flood , its incompetent president , far from trying , did his best to increase it . State banks issued their notes on dubious security or on none at all . A land bubble ...
Page 196
... Bank of the United States - the Monster of the 1819 Panic - was a gross Hamiltonian survival flourishing at the expense of the people . The Second Bank had been established to combat the financial chaos resulting from the War of 1812 ...
... Bank of the United States - the Monster of the 1819 Panic - was a gross Hamiltonian survival flourishing at the expense of the people . The Second Bank had been established to combat the financial chaos resulting from the War of 1812 ...
Page 198
... Bank while making deposits in " pet banks " in the larger cities . Bid- dle , as he saw the Bank's funds diminish , called in loans and refused credit . Money grew tight , times hard . Merchants and businessmen petitioned Congress ...
... Bank while making deposits in " pet banks " in the larger cities . Bid- dle , as he saw the Bank's funds diminish , called in loans and refused credit . Money grew tight , times hard . Merchants and businessmen petitioned Congress ...
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