Bray Hammond
American financial historian
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Bray Hammond (November 20, 1886 – July 20, 1968) was an American financial historian and assistant secretary to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in 1944–1950.[1] He won the 1958 Pulitzer Prize for History for Banks and Politics in America from the Revolution to the Civil War (1957).[2] He was educated at Stanford University.
BornNovember 20, 1886
DiedJuly 20, 1968 (aged 81)
Notable worksBanks and Politics in America from the Revolution to the Civil War (1957)
Notable awards1958 Pulitzer Prize for History
Bray Hammond | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 20, 1886 |
| Died | July 20, 1968 (aged 81) |
| Notable works | Banks and Politics in America from the Revolution to the Civil War (1957) |
| Notable awards | 1958 Pulitzer Prize for History |
Books
- Banks and Politics in America from the Revolution to the Civil War (Princeton University Press, 1957)
- Sovereignty and an Empty Purse: Banks and Politics in the Civil War (Princeton, 1970)[3]
