American Bank Failures ISBN: 9780231877732 Platform/Publisher: De Gruyter / Columbia University Press Digital rights:Users: Unlimited; Printing: Unlimited; Download: Unlimited
Examines American banking and the recurrence of bank failures, along with the banks inability to adequately protect the resources and savings of its depositors. Looks at the operations of banks between the years 1865 and 1934 that had failed to meet the demands of the depositors and the role of congress to pass protective legislation.