history of finance

Dear colleagues,

Hello H-CivWar Readers:

Today we continue our conversation with David K. Thomson to talk about his new book, Bonds of War: How Civil War Financial Agents Sold the World on the Union, published by the University of North Carolina Press in April 2022.

Part 1

All of this is fascinating. I look forward to reading Professor Thompson's book.

I am sure he knows of the neglected short book by William E. Dodd: ROBERT J WALKER: IMPERIALIST (1914). (Dodd of course became FDR's first ambassador to Nazi Germany and was Howard K. Beale's undergraduate teacher. Beale developed the once famous Beale thesis that gave an economic interpretation of Reconstruction. Beale in turn was C. Vann Woodward's teacher.)

Hello H-CivWar Readers:

Today we feature David K. Thomson to talk about his new book, Bonds of War: How Civil War Financial Agents Sold the World on the Union, published by the University of North Carolina Press in April 2022.

David Thomson is assistant professor of history at Sacred Heart University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Georgia.

To start, Dave, how did you get interested in such a head exploding topic as bond and war finance?

The Financial History Network is pleased to announce the program of its 2021-2022 webinar series. We have an outstanding lineup of presenters and look forward to our future discussions.

Dear colleagues,

Dear Colleagues,

As part of a new initiative at H-Ukraine, we are publishing information about recently featured books at the New Books Network, a channel dedicated to promoting new scholarship through author interviews, in Ukrainian studies either in a broader regional and a historical context.  Below, you will find links to some of the recent podcasts. 

Call for Papers

This online workshop, hosted by University of Reading, will be held on Tuesday 27 April 2021. We are inviting abstracts (300 words) from Postgraduate Research and Early Career Historians for papers to be presented at the workshop on the subject of Medieval Government Finance: Innovation and Experimentation.

The Financial History Network is pleased to announce the Spring/Summer 2021 webinar series program. We have an outstanding line up of presenters and papers and look forward to our future discussions.