Little Napoleons and Dummy Directors - Being the Narrative of the Bank of the United States (Paperback)


Little Napoleons and Dummy Directors: Being the Narrative of the Bank of United States tells the spectacular story of a major New York bank and its dramatic crash in 1931. Based on the revelations of the ensuing investigationand trial, the author explains the bank's origin in 1913 as a modest, safe institution with a reputation for integrity whose character changed rapidly after the death of the bank's founder in 1928 and takeover by his son. Thestory of the bank then careens into a frenzy of expansion and reckless speculation ending with the bank's shocking decision to close its doors.

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Little Napoleons and Dummy Directors: Being the Narrative of the Bank of United States tells the spectacular story of a major New York bank and its dramatic crash in 1931. Based on the revelations of the ensuing investigationand trial, the author explains the bank's origin in 1913 as a modest, safe institution with a reputation for integrity whose character changed rapidly after the death of the bank's founder in 1928 and takeover by his son. Thestory of the bank then careens into a frenzy of expansion and reckless speculation ending with the bank's shocking decision to close its doors.

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Imprint

Westholme Publishing, U.S.

Country of origin

United States

Release date

April 2010

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First published

September 2009

Authors

Dimensions

203 x 140 x 11mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback

Pages

224

ISBN-13

978-1-59416-095-0

Barcode

9781594160950

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LSN

1-59416-095-3



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