Introduction 1(18)
PART ONE THE UNEXPECTED STORM AUGUST 1914
Prologue
19(4)
A Strange And Lonely Man
23(12)
The Young Wizard
35(10)
A Safe Pair Of Hands
45(16)
L'Inspecteur Des Finances
61(12)
Money Generals
73(26)
PART TWO AFTER THE DELUGE 1919-23
Demented Inspirations
99(31)
Uncle Shylock
130(25)
A Barbarous Relic
155(24)
PART THREE SOWING A NEW WIND 1923-28
A Bridge Between Chaos And Hope
179(14)
The Dawes Opening
193(24)
The Golden Chancellor
217(24)
La Bataille
241(29)
The First Squalls
270(21)
Un Petit Coup De Whisky
291(16)
PART FOUR REAPING ANOTHER WHIRLWIND 1928-33
Into The Vortex
307(40)
Purging The Rottenness
347(27)
Magneto Trouble
374(19)
A Loose Cannon On The Deck Of The World
393(29)
Gold Fetters
422(29)
PART FIVE AFTERMATH 1933-44
Gold Standard On The Booze
451(26)
The Caravans Move On
477(20)
Epilogue
497(9)
Acknowledgments 506(3)
Notes 509(24)
Bibliography 533(12)
Index 545