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An account of the history, structure, and operation of the First and Second Banks of the United States.

Table of Contents

Preface The Need for a National Bank Alexander Hamilton and the First Bank of the United States The Period between the First and Second Banks The Creation of the Second Bank of the United States The Second Bank and the Panic of 1819 Nicholas Biddle and the Second Bank The Jacksonians and the Second Bank of the United States The Bank War The Last Years of the Second Bank Conclusion Bibliography Index

About the Author

EDWARD S. KAPLAN is Professor in the Department of Social Science at New York City Technical College of the City University of New York. He has co-authored Prelude to Trade Wars: American Tariff Policy, 1890—1922 (Greenwood, 1994), authored American Trade Policy, 1923—1995 (Greenwood, 1996), U.S. Imperialism in Latin America: Bryan's Challenges and Contributions, 1900—1920 (Greenwood, 1998), and has written several articles on U.S. economic history.

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..."�a� person starting from scratch might find this an adequate summary and sufficient information about what is known to this time. It is certainly true that the published literature on the subject is well surveyed."-H.Net Reviews

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..."[a] person starting from scratch might find this an adequate summary and sufficient information about what is known to this time. It is certainly true that the published literature on the subject is well surveyed."-H.Net Reviews