The bank war : Andrew Jackson, Nicholas Biddle, and the fight for American finance /

The bitter battle over the charter of the Second Bank of the United States and its lasting impact on the American economy. Late one night in July 1832, Martin Van Buren rushed to the White House where he found an ailing President Andrew Jackson weakened but resolute. Thundering against his political...

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Main Author: Kahan, Paul, (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Yardley, Pennsylvania : Westholme, [2016]
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