Lecture series · recorded 2010–2011
A History of Money and Banking in the United States Before the Twentieth Century
A History of Money and Banking in the United States Before the Twentieth Century is a free lecture series (64 recordings, 13 hours) you can stream or download at freecapitalists.org, with Murray N. Rothbard.
Murray Rothbard, in a complete revision of the standard account, traces inflations, banking panics, and money meltdowns from the Colonial Period through the mid-twentieth century to show how the American government's systematic war on sound money is the hidden force behind nearly all major economic calamities in American history.This audio edition is narrated by Matthew Menzinskis.
Money and BanksU.S. HistoryWorld HistoryWar and Foreign PolicyU.S. EconomyFree MarketsBooms and BustsThe Fed
Cover painting: Jacob Schiff warns the New York Chamber of Commerce of a coming money panic, January 1906. See every painting in the art gallery.
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1. The History of Money and Banking Before the Twentieth Century 2010
From Part I of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The History of Money and Banking Before the Twentieth Century". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Money and BankingMoney and BanksU.S. HistoryWorld History
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2. Shilling and Dollar Manipulations 2010
From Part I of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The History of Money and Banking Before the Twentieth Century". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Money and BankingMoney and BanksU.S. HistoryWorld History
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3. Government Paper Money 2010
From Part I of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The History of Money and Banking Before the Twentieth Century". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Money and BankingMoney and Banks
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4. Private Bank Notes 2010
From Part I of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The History of Money and Banking Before the Twentieth Century". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Money and BankingMoney and Banks
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5. Revolutionary War Finance 2010
From Part I of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II : “The History of Money and Banking Before the Twentieth Century”. Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Money and BankingMoney and BanksWar and Foreign Policy
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7. The United States: Bimetallic Coinage 2010
From Part I of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The History of Money and Banking Before the Twentieth Century". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Money and BankingMoney and Banks
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8. The First Bank of the United States, 1791-1811 2010
From Part I of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The History of Money and Banking Before the Twentieth Century". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Money and BankingMoney and BanksU.S. History
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9. The War of 1812 and Its Aftermath 2010
From Part I of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The History of Money and Banking Before the Twentieth Century". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Money and BankingMoney and BanksU.S. HistoryWar and Foreign Policy
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10. The Second Bank of the United States, 1816-1833 2010
From Part I of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II : “The History of Money and Banking Before the Twentieth Century”. Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Money and BankingMoney and BanksU.S. History
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11. The Jacksonian Movement and the Bank War 2010
From Part I of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The History of Money and Banking Before the Twentieth Century". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Money and BankingMoney and Banks
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12. The Jacksonians and the Coinage Legislation of 1834 2010
From Part I of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The History of Money and Banking Before the Twentieth Century". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Money and BankingMoney and BanksU.S. History
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13. Decentralized Banking from the 1830's to the Civil War 2010
From Part I of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The History of Money and Banking Before the Twentieth Century". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Money and BankingMoney and BanksU.S. HistoryWar and Foreign Policy
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14. A Free Market “CENTRAL BANK” 2010
From Part I of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The History of Money and Banking Before the Twentieth Century". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Money and BankingFree MarketsMoney and Banks
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15. A False Start 2010
From Part I of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The History of Money and Banking Before the Twentieth Century". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Money and BankingMoney and Banks
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16. Operation Begin 2010
From Part I of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The History of Money and Banking Before the Twentieth Century". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Money and BankingMoney and Banks
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17. The Country Banks Resist 2010
From Part I of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The History of Money and Banking Before the Twentieth Century". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Money and BankingMoney and BanksU.S. History
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18. Suffolk's Stabalizing Effects 2010
From Part I of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The History of Money and Banking Before the Twentieth Century". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Money and BankingMoney and Banks
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19. The Stuffolk Difference 2010
From Part I of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The History of Money and Banking Before the Twentieth Century". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Money and BankingMoney and Banks
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20. The Stuffolk's Demise 2010
From Part I of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The History of Money and Banking Before the Twentieth Century". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Money and BankingMoney and Banks
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21. The Civil War 2010
From Part I of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The History of Money and Banking Before the Twentieth Century". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Money and BankingMoney and BanksU.S. HistoryWar and Foreign Policy
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22. Greenbacks 2010
From Part I of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The History of Money and Banking Before the Twentieth Century". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Money and BankingMoney and Banks
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23. The Public Debt and the National Banking System 2010
From Part I of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The History of Money and Banking Before the Twentieth Century". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Money and BankingMoney and Banks
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24. The Post Civil War Era: 1865-1879 2010
From 'A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II'. Read by Matthew Mezinskis.
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25. The Gold Standard Era with the National Banking System, 1879-1913 2010
From Part I of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The History of Money and Banking Before the Twentieth Century". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Gold StandardMoney and BankingMoney and Banks
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26. Prices, Wages, and Real Wages 2010
From Part I of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The History of Money and Banking Before the Twentieth Century". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Monetary TheoryPricesMoney and Banks
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27. Interest Rates 2010
From Part I of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The History of Money and Banking Before the Twentieth Century". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Capital and Interest TheoryMoney and BankingMoney and Banks
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28. A Burst in Productivity 2010
From Part I of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The History of Money and Banking Before the Twentieth Century". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Money and BankingProduction TheoryBooms and BustsMoney and Banks
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29. Capital Formation 2010
From Part I of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The History of Money and Banking Before the Twentieth Century". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Money and BankingMoney and Banks
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30. 1896: The Transformation of the American Party System 2010
From Part I of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The History of Money and Banking Before the Twentieth Century". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Money and BankingPolitical TheoryMoney and Banks
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31. The Progressive Movement 2011
From Part II of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The Origins of the Federal Reserve". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Money and BankingPolitical TheoryMoney and Banks
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32. Unhappiness with the National Banking System 2011
From Part II of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The Origins of the Federal Reserve". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Money and BankingMoney and Banks
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33. The Beginnings of the Reform Movement: The Indianapolis Monetary Convention 2011
From Part II of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The Origins of the Federal Reserve". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Money and BankingMoney and Banks
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34. The Gold Standard Act of 1900 and After 2011
From Part II of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The Origins of the Federal Reserve". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Gold StandardMoney and BankingMoney and BanksU.S. History
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35. Charles A. Conant, Surplus Capital, and Economic Imperialism 2011
From Part II of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The Origins of the Federal Reserve". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Money and BankingMoney and Banks
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36. Conant, Monetary Imperialism, and the Gold-Exchange Standard 2011
From Part II of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The Origins of the Federal Reserve". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Gold StandardMoney and BankingMoney and Banks
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37. Jacob Schiff Ignites the Drive for a Central Bank 2011
From Part II of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The Origins of the Federal Reserve". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Money and BankingPolitical TheoryMoney and Banks
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38. The Panic of 1907 and Mobilization for a Central Bank 2011
From Part II of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The Origins of the Federal Reserve". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Money and BankingMoney and BanksU.S. History
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39. The Final Phase: Coping with the Democratic Ascendancy 2011
From Part II of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The Origins of the Federal Reserve". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Money and BankingPolitical TheoryMoney and Banks
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40. Conclusion to Part II 2011
From Part II of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The Origins of the Federal Reserve". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Money and BankingMoney and Banks
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41. From Hoover to Roosevelt: The Federal Reserve and the Financial Elites 2011
From Part III of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "From Hoover to Roosevelt: The Federal Reserve and the Financial Elites ". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Money and BankingThe FedMoney and Banks
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43. The Hoover Fed: Harrison and Young 2011
From Part III of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "From Hoover to Roosevelt: The Federal Reserve and the Financial Elites ". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Money and BankingThe FedMoney and BanksU.S. History
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44. The Advent of Eugene Meyer, Jr. 2011
From Part III of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "From Hoover to Roosevelt: The Federal Reserve and the Financial Elites ". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Money and BankingMoney and BanksU.S. History
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45. Meyer in the Hoover Administration 2011
From Part III of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "From Hoover to Roosevelt: The Federal Reserve and the Financial Elites ". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Money and BankingPolitical TheoryMoney and BanksU.S. History
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46. The New Deal: Going off Gold 2011
From Part III of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "From Hoover to Roosevelt: The Federal Reserve and the Financial Elites ". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Gold StandardMoney and BankingPolitical TheoryMoney and BanksU.S. History
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47. Banking and Financial Legislation: 1933-1935 2011
From Part III of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "From Hoover to Roosevelt: The Federal Reserve and the Financial Elites ". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Money and BankingPolitical TheoryMoney and Banks
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48. Marriner S. Eccles and the Banking Act of 1935 2011
From Part III of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "From Hoover to Roosevelt: The Federal Reserve and the Financial Elites ". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
InterventionismMoney and BankingPolitical TheoryMoney and Banks
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49. Epilogue: Return of the Morgans 2011
From Part III of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "From Hoover to Roosevelt: The Federal Reserve and the Financial Elites ". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Money and BankingMoney and Banks
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50. The Gold-Exchange Standard in the Interwar Years 2011
From Part IV of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The Gold-Exchange Standard in the Interwar Years". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Gold StandardMoney and BankingMoney and BanksU.S. History
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51. The Classical Gold Standard 2011
From Part IV of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The Gold-Exchange Standard in the Interwar Years". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Gold StandardMoney and BankingMoney and Banks
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52. Britain Faces the Postwar World 2011
From Part IV of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The Gold-Exchange Standard in the Interwar Years". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Money and BankingMoney and BanksWorld History
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53. Return to Gold at $4.86: The Cunliffe Committee and After 2011
From Part IV of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The Gold-Exchange Standard in the Interwar Years". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Money and BankingMoney and Banks
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54. American Support for the Return to Gold at $4.86: The Morgan Connection 2011
From Part IV of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The Gold-Exchange Standard in the Interwar Years". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Money and BankingMoney and Banks
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55. The Establishment of the New Gold Standard of the 1920s: Bullion, Not Coin 2011
From Part IV of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The Gold-Exchange Standard in the Interwar Years". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Gold StandardMoney and BankingMoney and Banks
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56. The Gold-Exchange Standard, Not Gold 2011
From Part IV of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The Gold-Exchange Standard in the Interwar Years". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Gold StandardMoney and BankingValue and ExchangeMoney and Banks
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58. Depression and the End of the Gold-Sterling-Exchange Standard: 1929-1931 2011
From Part IV of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The Gold-Exchange Standard in the Interwar Years". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Gold StandardMoney and BankingBooms and BustsMoney and BanksU.S. History
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59. Epilogue to Part IV 2011
From Part IV of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The Gold-Exchange Standard in the Interwar Years". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Money and BankingMoney and Banks
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60. The New Deal and the International Monetary System 2011
From Part V of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The New Deal and the International Monetary System". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Money and BankingMoney and Banks
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61. The Background of the 1920s 2011
From Part V of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The New Deal and the International Monetary System". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Money and BankingBooms and BustsMoney and BanksU.S. History
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62. The First New Deal: Dollar Nationalism 2011
From Part V of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The New Deal and the International Monetary System". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Money and BankingMoney and BanksU.S. History
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63. The Second New Deal: The Dollar Triumphant 2011
From Part V of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The New Deal and the International Monetary System". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Money and BankingMoney and Banks
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64. Epilogue to Part V 2011
From Part V of A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II: "The New Deal and the International Monetary System". Narrated by Matthew Mezinskis.
Money and BankingMoney and Banks
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