A HISTORY OF MONEY AND BANKING
IN THE UNITED STATES FROM THE COLONIAL ERA TO WORLD WAR II

Murray N. Rothbard

Ludwig von Mises Institute, Auburn, Al. 12002, 2005 - 510 pages, index, footnotes

Reviewer comments

The author is a libertarian who self -identifies as an anacro-capitalism. He opposes not only the FED and central banking but also the concept that governments created money. He advocates 'free banking' and believes that gold is the only real money, or should be.

Introduction - by Joseph T. Salerno - This essay is not only focused on this book but its author provides a wide examination of Rothbard's general philosophy and economic theories. It is important reading in itself.

Part 1 - The History of Money and Banking Before the Twentieth Century

Part 2 - The Origins of the Federal Reserve

Part 3 - From Hoover to Roosevelt -The Federal Reserve and Financial Elites

Part 4 - The Gold Exchange Standard in the Inter War Years

Part 5 - The New Deal and the International Money System