Volcker: the triumph of persistence

Introduction: more than a central banker

Prologue: the three crises of Paul Volcker

Part I: Background. The early years

Apprenticeship

part II: Confronting gold, 1969-1974. Battle plan

Gamble

Transformation

Comprimise

Part III: Fighting inflation, 1979-1987. Prelude

Challenge

The plan

Sticking to it

New territory

The only game in town

The end of the beginning

Follow-through

The resignations

An equestrian statue

Part IV: The twenty-first century. In retrospect

The rule

Trust

Personal records and correspondence

Photographs and cartoons.