{"product_id":"the-panic-of-1907-9781394180271","title":"The Panic of 1907","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn authoritative biography of one of history''s great financial crises with enduring lessons about contemporary finance\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this newly-revised second edition, offering 50% entirely new material, The Panic of 1907: Heralding a New Era of Finance, Capitalism, and Democracy, delivers a groundbreaking examination of one of the most consequential crises in financial history. Deftly weaving historical evidence, insightful analysis, and compelling narrative, The Panic of 1907 explains how and why a financial panic unfolds, with lessons that can be applied to our understanding of present-day financial and monetary systems. In the book, you''ll find: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe reasons why, despite today''s stronger monetary regime and risk-mitigation tools, our modern institutions are not immune to future crises\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplanations about the development of the United States'' Federal Reserve System, which was created in 1913 in direct response to the Panic of 1907\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn engaging and entert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrologue xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 A Buoyant Decade, a Fragile System, and Some Leaders at Its Apex 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 A Shock to the System 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 The “Silent” Crash 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Credit Crunch 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Copper King 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 The Corner and the Squeeze 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Falling Dominoes 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Clearing House 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Knickerbocker 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 A Vote of No Confidence 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 A Classic Run 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 Such Assistance as May Be Necessary 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 Trust Company of America 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 Crisis on the Exchange 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15 A City in Trouble 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16 Modern Medici 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17 Instant and Far- Reaching Relief 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18 Turning the Corner 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19 Ripple Effects 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20 Reckoning and a Split 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21 Money Trust 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 22 A Central Bank 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 23 The Changing Order 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 24 Reflections and Lessons 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnical Appendix: Analysis of Trust Company Diversity and Deposit Runs 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 375\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors 399\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 401\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407598166359,"sku":"9781394180271","price":21.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781394180271.jpg?v=1730499885","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-panic-of-1907-9781394180271","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}