Paul Ryscavage

The Riggs War, 1913 to 1916

Reform and Revenge

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Produktbeschreibung

In 1913, President Woodrow Wilson opened the nation's door to an era of reform. To help him, he brought to Washington men imbued with a progressive spirit-and in some, grudges as well! Before work on reforms got underway, two high ranking officials of the Treasury Department attacked a local bank over its banking practices. The bank officers had close ties to Wall Street; the Treasury officials were no friends of Wall Street (with scars to prove it). Aggressive bank examinations, hostile interviews, and accusatory letters ensued, eventually resulting in the bank filing an injunction against the government. But after an acrimonious court hearing, the injunction appeared to have failed. Indeed, a grand jury indicted the bank officers of perjury. In 1916, a three-week criminal trial of the bankers took place in which former Presidents Taft and Roosevelt appeared on behalf of the bankers. It was a cause celebre in the nation's capital and much of the country. When the verdict was reached it was clear "bad blood" had been spilled everywhere-and this nasty, little war had been more than just about reform.

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Produktdetails

• The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Series in American History and Culture
• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 294
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. August 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 631g
• ISBN-13: 9781683930761
• ISBN-10: 1683930762
• Artikelnr.: 47880310

Autorenporträt

By Paul Ryscavage

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Introduction: Prelude to a War Part I. Skirmishes Chapter 1. A Slap
in the Face Chapter 2. The Lady Spy Chapter 3. Settling In Chapter 4. The
"Money Bill" Chapter 5. The Deal, the "Trib" Stories, and the Meeting
Chapter 6. Confirmation Hearing Part II. The Combatants Chapter 7. The
Attacked Chapter 8. The Attackers Part III. Attack! Chapter 9. Fury and
Firepower Chapter 10. Examining Riggs, Phase One Chapter 11. An
Embarrassing Moment Chapter 12. Behind the Lines Chapter 13. Examining
Riggs, Phase Two Chapter 14. The Stakes Chapter 15. An Annual Report
Chapter 16. Examining Riggs, Phase Three Chapter 17. The Injunction!
Chapter 18. Worries Part IV. Hand-to-Hand Combat Chapter 19. The "Bad
Blood" Hearing Chapter 20. Summertime Seething Chapter 21.
Indictments...Perjury? Part V. The War's Endgame Chapter 22. Emerging
Battle Plans Chapter 23. The Long Wait Chapter 24. Armageddon Chapter 25.
The Aftermath Bibliography Index About the Author