Kyle Harrison
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A History of Money and Banking in the United States

A History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II
Author
Murray N. Rothbard
Published
2002
Pages
510
Recommended
Once
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Why it’s on the list: Rothbard’s Austrian-school account of American monetary institutions from the colonial period to the Second World War.

Where I saw it: A reply to @WillManidis’s question on X, June 2, 2025 — “what is the single best book you can read that will explain an entire industry?” — recovered from that thread and saved to Kyle’s Apple Note “Books To Read”. Thread: https://x.com/willmanidis/status/1929527399718269081

Kyle’s line transposes the title as “A History of Banking and Money in the United States”.

Connections

  • what is the single best book… (tweet) — the saved thread this recommendation came from.
  • Banking
  • Finance
  • History