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A History of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, 1914–1989

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Introduction
Origins of the System
The New Bank Meets "The World War"
The Bank Meets Its First Crisis
High Winds from Havana
Droning through the Roaring Twenties
Governor Black Meets Black Friday
The Collapse
The Fed Rebuilt
World War II
The Postwar Period
The Bank in the 1960s
The Making of a Leader
Technological Pioneer
The Most Efficient Bank
The 1980s: New Challenges
Moving Forward with Forrestal
Conclusion
Leaders of the Atlanta Fed
Acknowledgements

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