General introduction / Jesse Stiller -- Origins of the National Bank Act and national currency / Peter Huntoon -- National bank notes and the practical limits of nationalization / Franklin Noll -- Charter No. 1: first among national banks / Marianne Babal -- E.T. Wilson and the banks : a case...

"Banking historiography often does not sufficiently take into account bankers' deliberations of their decision making but rather limits investigation to considerations of profit maximisation. This book shows that the decision-making processes of 19th century bankers contemplating high-risk...

"This book examines the history of what became one of Portugal's largest banks, the Caixa Geral de Depósitos. The bank was founded in 1876 by the state to run public deposits, and evolved into a savings bank, catering for both public and private deposits. Its history goes beyond the history of...