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The untold story of how FDR did the unthinkable to save the American economy.



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"Brilliantly told."—Steve Hanke, Forbes
“A superb history.”—David Frum
“The story is fascinating and the lessons eternal.”—Martin Wolf, Financial Times
“American Default is the history of that mighty legal, moral, political and monetary controversy, the effects of which are with us still.”—James Grant, Wall Street Journal
“A magnificent piece of scholarship . . . [that] illustrates the benefits of historical distance in evaluating major events.”—Kenneth Rogoff, Project Syndicate
“Admirably accessible and illuminating.”—Benn Steil, Financial World

American Default

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: 10/09/2019
      ISBN13: 9780691196046, 978-0691196046
      ISBN10: 0691196044
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      Business, Finance & Law Economic and financial crises and disasters Economic history Economics

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The untold story of how FDR did the unthinkable to save the American economy.



      Trade Review
      "Brilliantly told."—Steve Hanke, Forbes
      “A superb history.”—David Frum
      “The story is fascinating and the lessons eternal.”—Martin Wolf, Financial Times
      “American Default is the history of that mighty legal, moral, political and monetary controversy, the effects of which are with us still.”—James Grant, Wall Street Journal
      “A magnificent piece of scholarship . . . [that] illustrates the benefits of historical distance in evaluating major events.”—Kenneth Rogoff, Project Syndicate
      “Admirably accessible and illuminating.”—Benn Steil, Financial World

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