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The Fight to Regulate American Capitalism

The Fight to Regulate American Capitalism

The book reviewed is Taming the Street: The Old Guard, the New Deal, and FDR’s Fight to Regulate American Capitalism by Diana B. Henriques.  It was a great history of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s struggle to level the playing field for ordinary Americans interested in investing and saving.

Diana B. Henriques is a financial journalist and well qualified to tell this story.  I’d like to thank both Netgalley and Random House for allowing me to read Taming the Street before publication.
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Becoming FDR:  The Personal Crisis That Made a President

Becoming FDR: The Personal Crisis That Made a President

I’ve read several biographies of President Franklin Roosevelt over the years. I think the last was 3 or 4 years ago. I’m not sure why I thought it a good idea to read another but I’m glad I did.

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