Financial History Issue 116 (Winter 2016) | Page 4
Financial
history
The magazine of the
Museum of American Finance
in association with
the Smithsonian Institution
Issue 116 • Winter 2016
(ISSN 1520-4723)
IN THIS ISSUE
FEATURES
13 The Woman Who Dueled with Aaron Burr . . . and Won
The remarkable rise of Eliza Jumel.
By Margaret A. Oppenheimer
Kristin Aguilera
Editor
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD
Howard A. Baker, Esq.
Howard Baker Associates
Brian Grinder
Eastern Washington University
16 Private Governance
The role of private rules and regulations for creating modern stock markets.
By Edward Peter Stringham
Gregory DL Morris
Freelance Journalist
Arthur W. Samansky
The Samansky Group
Bob Shabazian
American Stock Exchange (ret.)
Myles Thompson
Columbia Business School Publishing
Robert E. Wright
Augustana University
Jason Zweig
20 The Messages of Money
Through images and text, governments use
money to make both subtle and overt political
and cultural statements about a nation’s
identity, leadership, heritage and values.
By Ellen R. Feingold
The Wall Street Journal
ART DIRECTION
Alan Barnett Design
MUSEUM STAFF
David J. Cowen, President/CEO
Kristin Aguilera, Deputy Director
Tony Critelli, Accountant
Jeanne Driscoll, Director of Development
Maura Ferguson, Director of Exhibits
Chris Meyers, Director of Education
Sarah Poole, Collections Manager
Linda Rapacki, Managing Director
of Visitor Services and Operations
Mindy Ross, Director, External Relations
24 Molded by Competition
The history of the Guardian Life Insurance Company.
By Robert E. Wright
28 The Bank War
Andrew Jackson, Nicholas Biddle and the fight for American finance.
By Paul Kahan
31 Taking Healthcare Public
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Investor ownership in healthcare service companies.
By Michael A. Martorelli
34 Trust this Bank
A history of trust banking
in the United States.
By Bob Watt
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