The Forgotten Financiers of the Louisiana Purchase European Bankers, the US, and the Rise of International Finance
creditworthiness to structure the deal and arrange the financing that allowed the United States to double its territory and become a rising global power.” – Richard Sylla, New York University “A complete reversal of what we thought we knew about the Louisiana purchase. As Professor Neal shows in thi...
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Palgrave Macmillan
2024, 2024
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2024 |
| Series: | Palgrave Studies in the History of Finance
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Table of Contents:
- Chapter 1: Behind the Scenes of the Louisiana Purchase
- Chapter 2: Setting Up the Finance for the Louisiana Purchase
- Chapter 3: “The Present Order of Things” in January 1803
- Chapter 4: Baring & Hope Anticipate Financing the Louisiana Purchase
- Chapter 5: All The Players Were Important
- Chapter 6: Daniel Parker, American Expatriate Extraordinaire
- Chapter 7: The deal is done, but problems arise: America, London, Paris, and Amsterdam
- Chapter 8: Meanwhile, More Trouble Back in Paris
- Chapter 9: The Financial & Personal Crises of 1810-11
- Chapter 10: The War of 1812 and the Financiers of the Louisiana Purchase
- Chapter 11: Lessons Learned and Applied
- Chapter 12: Curtain Call: The Players Should Take a Bow