Little Napoleons and Dummy Directors: Being the Narrative of the Bank of United States tells the spectacular story of a major New York bank and its dramatic crash in 1931. Based on the revelations of the ensuing investigationand trial, the author explains the bank's origin in 1913 as a modest, safe institution with a reputation for integrity whose character changed rapidly after the death of the bank's founder in 1928 and takeover by his son. Thestory of the bank then careens into a frenzy of expansion and reckless speculation ending with the bank's shocking decision to close its doors.
- ISBN10 1594160953
- ISBN13 9781594160950
- Publish Date 15 September 2009
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 9 February 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Westholme Publishing, U.S.
- Format Paperback
- Pages 224
- Language English