Allan H. Meltzer’s critically acclaimed history of the Federal Reserve is the most ambitious, most intensive, and most revealing investigation of the subject ever conducted.

“A History of the Federal Reserve will be the definitive history of the central bank and monetary policy in the United States for the indefinite future.” ―Business History Review

Winner of the National Book Award

From the author of #1 New York Times bestseller Alexander Hamilton, The House of Morgan is a rich, panoramic story of four generations of Morgans and the powerful, secretive firms they spawned, ones that would transform the modern financial world.

From garage startup to Wall Street sensation, Genentech revolutionized medicine. This gripping tale chronicles the company's meteoric rise, fueled by scientific brilliance and entrepreneurial audacity. Discover the pioneers who dared to dream and the forces that shaped an industry.

Family Properties: Race, Real Estate, and the Exploitation of Black Urban America is a monumental work of history, this tale of racism and real estate, politics and finance, will forever change our understanding of the forces that transformed urban America.

"Gripping . . . This painstaking portrayal of the human costs of financial racism is the most important book yet written on the black freedom struggle in the urban North." —David Garrow, The Washington Post