Introduction1 A Bank for the Treasury Secretary2 When Failure Was Allowed (Because Government Wasn't Big Enough to Help)3 City of Instability4 Astor to the Rescue5 Taylor's Bank in an Age of Panics6 The Rockefeller Bank7 A Political "Big Shot"8 A City Banker Helps Create the Fed9 "Our Friendly Monster" Goes Global10 "Sunshine Charlie" Doubles Down on Sugar11 Mitchell and the Mania12 Did City Bank Cause the Crash?13 Bank for the United States14 Walter Wriston and the Culture of Risk15 Not That Big, but Too Big to Fail?16 When Countries Fail17 The Banker Who "Never Made a Loan"18 Just Another Perfect Storm19 Creating the Next Crisis20 The Man Who Knew Too Little21 "Save Citigroup At All Costs"EpilogueAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex