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The Riggs War, 1913 to 1916 : reform and revenge /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ryscavage, Paul (Author)
Corporate Author: EBSCOhost
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Madison [New Jersey] : Lanham, Maryland : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press ; The Roman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2017]
Series:Fairleigh Dickinson University Press series in American history and culture
Subjects:
Riggs National Bank > History > 20th century.
Glover, C. C. > (Charles Carroll), > 1846-1936.
Banks and banking > Washington (D.C.) > History > 20th century.
Banks and banking > Corrupt practices > Washington (D.C.)
1900-1999
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction: prelude to a war
  • Skirmishes
  • A slap in the face
  • The lady spy
  • Settling in
  • The "money bill"
  • The deal, the "trib" stories, and the meeting
  • Confirmation hearing
  • The combatants
  • The attacked
  • The attackers
  • Attack!
  • Fury and firepower
  • Examining Riggs, phase one
  • An embarrassing moment
  • Behind the lines
  • Examining Riggs, phase two
  • The stakes
  • An annual report
  • Examining Riggs, phase three
  • The injunction!
  • Worries
  • Hand-to-hand combat
  • The "bad blood" hearing
  • Summertime seething
  • Indictments "perjury"
  • The war's endgame
  • Emerging battle plans
  • The long wait
  • Armageddon
  • The aftermath
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the author.