prosperity Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 Can anyone recommend a book about the history of banking in the U.S.A., specifically the Federal Reserve? I'm looking for something without a dishonest spin on it. The only books I've started reading are books like "The Creature From Jekyll Island", and it spends a lot of time railing against business giants like J.P. Morgan and Rockefeller. Plus it reeks of conspiracy fairytale I'm looking for more than a "nuts and bolts" book, I want to learn the nitty gritty details. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkWaters Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 Richard Salsman's Breaking the Banks is very short, but it includes a nice and technical discussion on the history of central banking in the United States. The book is available for sale from the Ayn Rand Bookstore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrock3215 Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 Try A History of Money and Banking in the United States by Murray N. Rothbard. Also by the same autor is another book that documents the Fed and its history. It is called The Case Against the Fed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkWaters Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 Milton Friedman's Monetary History of the United States is supposed to be pretty good as well, but I have not read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softwareNerd Posted December 3, 2007 Report Share Posted December 3, 2007 Milton Friedman's Monetary History of the United States is supposed to be pretty good as well, but I have not read it.Not among the first few books one should read on the topic, though. The reason is that it is quite a detailed history. It includes information about discussions held before certain changes in Fed policy, who said what, and so on. Apart from the detailed recounting, it does not have much in terms of bringing things together via a commentary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovesLife Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 You might started with these two, written by the Fed itself: http://landru.i-link-2.net/monques/FRSpurfunct.html http://landru.i-link-2.net/monques/mmm2.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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