<p>“Breaks new ground in its in-depth, scholarly examination of Eccles’s contributions and ideas. Nelson writes clearly and eloquently.”<br /> —Brian Cannon, co-author of <i>The Awkward State of Utah</i><br /><br /> "Mark Wayne Nelson's <i>Jumping the Abyss </i>is an extremely important addition to our understanding of the New Deal era. The amount of cutting-edge research Nelson undertook is deeply impressive. And he writes with verve and insight. Highly recommended!"<br /> —Douglas Brinkley is Professor of History at Rice University and author of<i> Rightful Heritage: Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Land of America</i></p> <p>“Sheds new light on the politics and economics of the New Deal. A valuable and original contribution.”<br /> —Alexander J. Field, author of <i>A Great Leap Forward: 1930s Depression and U.S. Economic Growth </i></p> <p>“Nelson’s portrait of Marriner Eccles is terrific in its own right—compelling, colorful, and full of new detail about a monumental figure—and it sheds light not only on the Depression and New Deal but on the economically fraught times in which we now live.”<br /> —Rick Wartzman, the author of <i>The End of Loyalty: The Rise and Fall of Good Jobs in America </i></p>
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Balance the Budgets of the World
- 2. To Set the World Aright
- 3. The Established Rules of Decency
- 4. Salvaging the Human Element in All of Us
- 5. A Man in the Treasury
- 6. A Real Central Bank
- 7. Our Best Gun
- 8. The New Deal Recession
- 9. A Drop at a Time
Afterword - Notes
- Bibliography
- Index