When Washington Shut Down Wall Street unfolds like a mystery story. It traces Treasury Secretary William Gibbs McAdoo's triumph over a monetary crisis at the ou

Describes the corrupt nature of Wall Street's finance police and explains how they only serve the interests of the industry and how they fight against reforms t

Why every president from Reagan through Obama has put Wall Street before Main Street Over the last few decades, Washington’s firmly held belief that if you ma

Includes a new foreword to the paperback edition.

America's most famous business reporter gives her unique perspective on the white-knuckle weekend that brought the financial world to its knees. During a single