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Lecture series · recorded 2010

20th Century American Economic History

20th Century American Economic History is a free lecture series (8 recordings, 9.4 hours) you can stream or download at freecapitalists.org, with Murray N. Rothbard.

U.S. EconomyU.S. HistoryBooms and BustsGlobal EconomyMoney and Banks

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  1. 01

    The Rise of Big Business: The Failure of Trusts and Cartels 2010

    Murray N. Rothbard · 57:15 · 19.8 MB · Recorded 9 January 2010

    U.S. EconomyU.S. History

    Read the transcript 9,223 words

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  2. 02

    The Rise of Big Business: The Failure of Trusts and Cartels (continued) 2010

    Murray N. Rothbard · 51:28 · 17.8 MB · Recorded 11 January 2010

    U.S. EconomyU.S. History

    Read the transcript 7,491 words

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  3. 03

    The Progressive Era Triple Alliance: Government as Cartellizer 2010

    Murray N. Rothbard · 1:27:36 · 30.2 MB · Recorded 11 January 2010

    U.S. EconomyU.S. History

    Read the transcript 12,041 words

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  4. 04

    The Progressive Era Triple Alliance: Government as Cartellizer (continued) 2010

    Murray N. Rothbard · 1:06:01 · 22.8 MB · Recorded 12 January 2010

    U.S. EconomyU.S. History

    Read the transcript 10,005 words

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  5. 05

    The Inflationary Boom of the 1920s 2010

    Murray N. Rothbard · 1:07:05 · 23.2 MB · Recorded 12 January 2010

    Booms and BustsU.S. EconomyU.S. History

    Read the transcript 11,042 words

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  6. 06

    The Inflationary Boom of the 1920s (continued) 2010

    Murray N. Rothbard · 1:04:09 · 22.2 MB · Recorded 12 January 2010

    Booms and BustsU.S. EconomyU.S. History

    Read the transcript 10,345 words

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  7. 07

    The New Deal and the Post-War International Monetary System 2010

    Murray N. Rothbard · 1:24:37 · 29.2 MB · Recorded 12 January 2010

    Global EconomyMoney and BanksU.S. EconomyU.S. History

    Read the transcript 13,930 words

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  8. 08

    The Future of Libertarianism 2010

    Murray N. Rothbard · 1:23:56 · 29.0 MB · Recorded 12 January 2010

    Political TheoryU.S. EconomyU.S. History

    Read the transcript 12,984 words

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People in this series

Speakers

Murray N. Rothbard.

Recording dates and topics for 8 of these 8 lectures come from the Mises Institute's page for 20th Century American Economic History, checked 2026-07-23.

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About this series

Is 20th Century American Economic History free to listen to?
Yes. All 8 mirrored recordings stream in the browser or download as audio, at no cost and with no signup.
How long is 20th Century American Economic History?
8 recordings, 9.4 hours in total.
Who lectures in 20th Century American Economic History?
Murray N. Rothbard.
When was 20th Century American Economic History recorded?
2010, per the recording dates recovered for this series.
Is there a transcript of 20th Century American Economic History?
Yes. Every lecture in the series has one, 87,061 words in total, free to read on each lecture's page and searchable in the browser.