Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents iv
3. Director’s Foreword 1
4. Introduction: New York, Banking City 3
5. Beginnings 1784–1831 6
6. The Bank War 1832–1860 34
7. The Civil War 66
8. Banks for an Industrial Nation 90
9. Reform+Regulation 1866–1928 124
10. Crash+Depression 1929–1945 158
11. Banks for the American Century 1946–1974 190
12. Crises+Opportunities 1975–1999 218
13. Capital of Capital? New York's Banks in the New Century 2000–2012 250
14. Acknowledgments 287
15. Recommended Reading 288
16. Index 292
17. Backmatter 298