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An immersive history of 50 major American banks and their transformation of the nation into a leading world power .
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Genealogy of American Finance
By Robert E . Wright and Richard Sylla
Foreword by Charles M . Royce
“ Genealogy of American Finance is a treasure trove of information on American banking and its history , in an unusual — and unusually useful — format .”
— John Steele Gordon , author of Empire of Wealth
An immersive history of 50 major American banks and their transformation of the nation into a leading world power .
In this gorgeously illustrated hardcover book — published by the Museum of American Finance and Columbia Business School Publishing — readers learn how 50 financial corporations came to dominate the US banking system , shaping the nation ’ s political , social and economic growth along the way . A story that spans more than two centuries of war , crisis and exciting promise , this account reminds readers that American banking was never a fixed enterprise but has evolved in tandem with the fits and starts of the country . A key text for navigating the complex terrain of American finance , this volume draws a fascinating family tree for projecting the future of a nation .
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newbook
Genealogy
of American
Finance
By Robert E. Wright
and Richard Sylla
Foreword by
Charles M. Royce
“ Genealogy of American
Finance is a treasure trove
of information on American
banking and its history, in
an unusual — and unusually
useful — format.”
— John Steele Gordon,
author of Empire of Wealth
An immersive history of 50 major American
banks and their transformation of the nation
into a leading world power.
In this gorgeously illustrated hardcover book — published by the
Museum of American Finance and Columbia Business School
Publishing — readers learn how 50 financial corporations came to
dominate the US banking system, shaping the nation’s political, social
and economic growth along the way. A story that spans more than
two centuries of war, crisis and exciting promise, this account reminds
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