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The bankers who broke the world is a 2009 nonfiction book about events leading up to and culminating in the great depression. Online updates are published seasonally and are available as a downloadable pdf. Following the bitterly contested election between adams and jefferson in 1800, the united states teetered on the brink of a second revolution. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the great decision.
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