Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Public Printers, Private Struggles: The Party Press and the Early American State
2. “A Very Able State Paper”: Amos Kendall and the Rise of the Globe
3. The Monster Strikes Back: Nicholas Biddle and the Public Relations Campaign to Recharter the Second Bank, 1828-1832
4. Monster News! Veto and Reelection
5. Two Sides of the Same Coin: The Panic of 1833-1834 and the Loss of Public Support
6. An Unholy Trinity: Banks, Newspapers, and Postmasters during the Post Office Scandal, 1834-1835
Conclusion: 1835 and Beyond
Appendix 1: How the Bank Worked
Appendix 2: Average Percentage of Domestic Bills of Exchange Purchased at Each Branch Office According to Region, 1832
Appendix 3: BUS Note Circulation, Divided by Branch Offices in Slave States and Free States, February 1832
Notes
Bibliography
Index