The current financial crisis has caused many to recall the S&L debacle of the 1980s and the Great Depression that followed the stock market crash in 1929. Others have looked back farther, to 1873-74, 1836, and even the 15th century.
I have a hard time pulling myself away from my personal history with the financial sector:
Speaking of economic history, here is an interesting review of a new book on religion and the rise of free market capitalism in 19th-century America: “Stewards of Capitalism,” available from: http://www.christianitytoday.com/bc/2008/006/6.11.html.
