Phantom of Fear: The Banking Panic of 1933

by Robert Lynn Fuller

In March 1933, in one of his first acts as president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt declared a bank holiday throughout the United States. Considered by many to be a bold step to curb the mounting bank crisis, the decree closed banks in all 48 states and overseas territories, putting money out of reach of citizens, businesses and all levels of government. This narrative history recounts and explains the economic, financial and political backgrounds...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786465107
• ISBN13: 9780786465101
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 287 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher