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39: William Duer
Published 2 years, 3 months ago
Description
On this episode, Steve and Cody discuss William Duer, the man almost single-handedly responsible for America’s first financial crash.
Podcast to recommend: The Hellenistic Age (https://hellenisticagepodcast.wordpress.com/)
Sources
- Brown, Abram. “The High Crimes And Misadventures Of William Duer, The Founding Father Who Swindled America.” Forbes. 4 Jul 2019.
- Jones, Robert Francis. The King of the Alley, William Duer: Politician, Entrepreneur, and Speculator, 1768-99. Philadelphia, PA: American Philosophical Society, 1992.
- Narron, James, and Skeie, David. “Crisis Chronicles: Central Bank Crisis Management during Wall Street’s First Crash.” Federal Reserve Bank of New York. 9 May 2014.
- Sylla, Richard, et al. “Alexander Hamilton, Central Banker: Crisis Management During the U. S. Financial Panic of 1792.” Business History Review 83 (Spring 2009).
- Wright, Robert E., and Cowen, David J. Financial Founding Fathers: The Men Who Made America Rich. Chicago, IL: U. of Chicago Press, 2006.
- See pinned post on Bluesky for general sources
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