The commencement of hostilities -- A question of all time -- As the legislature commands -- And this is Republicanism!!! -- A new and detestable future -- At any time otherwise order and direct -- The Bank has fallen -- Sentinels in this institution -- We are all political electioneers -- An...

Chronicles the tumultuous era and remarkable personalities that created the Federal Reserve, tracing the financial panic and widespread distrust of bankers that prompted the landmark 1913 Federal Reserve Act and launched America's first steps onto the world financial stage