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The Creature from Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve [Paperback]

G. Edward Griffin
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Book Description

June 1, 2002
Where does money come from? Where does it go? Who makes it? The money magicians' secrets are unveiled. We get a close look at their mirrors and smoke machines, their pulleys, cogs, and wheels that create the grand illusion called money. A dry and boring subject? Just wait! You'll be hooked in five minutes. Reads like a detective story — which it really is. But it's all true. This book is about the most blatant scam of all history. It's all here: the cause of wars, boom-bust cycles, inflation, depression, prosperity. Creature from Jekyll Island will change the way you view the world, politics, and money. Your world view will definitely change. You'll never trust a politician again — or a banker.


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About the Author

G. Edward Griffin is a writer and documentary film producer with many successful titles to his credit. Listed in Who’s Who in America, he is well known because of his unique talent for researching difficult topics and presenting them in clear terms that all can understand. He has dealt with such diversified subjects as archaeology and ancient earth history, international banking, internal subversion, terrorism, the history of taxation, U.S. foreign policy, the science and politics of cancer therapy, the Supreme Court, and the United Nations. Some of his better known works include The Discovery of Noah's Ark, Moles in High Places, The Open Gates of Troy, No Place to Hide, World Without Cancer, The Life and Words of Robert Welch, The Capitalist Conspiracy, The Grand Design, The Great Prison Break, and The Fearful Master. His most recent book is entitled The Creature From Jekyll Island: A Second Look At The Federal Reserve.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 608 pages
  • Publisher: American Media; 4th edition (June 1, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0912986395
  • ISBN-13: 978-0912986395
  • Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 1.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (351 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #84,171 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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G. Edward Griffin is a writer and documentary film producer with many successful titles to his credit. Listed in Who's Who in America, he is well known because of his unique talent for researching difficult topics and presenting them in clear terms that all can understand. He has dealt with such diversified subjects as archaeology and ancient earth history, international banking, internal subversion, terrorism, the history of taxation, U.S. foreign policy, the science and politics of cancer therapy, the Supreme Court, and the United Nations. Some of his better known works include The Discovery of Noah's Ark, Moles in High Places, The Open Gates of Troy, No Place to Hide, World Without Cancer, The Life and Words of Robert Welch, The Capitalist Conspiracy, The Grand Design, The Great Prison Break, and The Fearful Master. His most recent book is entitled The Creature From Jekyll Island: A Second Look At The Federal Reserve.

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This book should be REQUIRED READING for every high school and college student in America. Lady Liberty  |  90 reviewers made a similar statement
The book is organized very well and each chapter has an introduction and a summary. Mark Fegley  |  37 reviewers made a similar statement
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372 of 383 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Must, MUST read. April 16, 2003
Format:Paperback
Think you know anything about the dollar bills in your wallet?
Think you know who runs this country?
Think that we live in a "free market" economy?

Think again.

Griffin piles up facts and analyzes them with relentless, cold logic. The picture he paints isn't pretty. The Federal Reserve System is a legal cartel expressly designed to create riskless profits for member banks, while simultaneously turning our entire financial system into the legal and moral equivalent of a Las Vegas casino. Yeah, you might get lucky for a while, but the house will always win. Our monetary system is a pyramid scheme that only functions as long as debt is being created at an accelerating rate.

This all sounds crazy, but Griffin has the facts to back it up. The challenging part about Griffin's arguments is that he explicitly states that the foundation and perpetuation of the Federal Reserve System was a conspiracy. Whenever the "C"-word is mentioned, it is an unfortunate truth that many people get turned off. But as Griffith himself says, if a group of people, operating in secret, create a system that explicitly benefits themselves at the expense of others, what else can you call it but conspiracy? Heck, I guess you could call it a "peanut" or a "canteloupe" but it would still add up to the same thing--a system expressly designed to reward failure and punish diligence and honesty. Kinda explains all the crookedness and incompetence behind all the wall street and corporate shenanigans of the last decade, doesn't it?

And if you keep an open mind and pay close attention to his arguments, you'll see that the best place to hide a conspiracy is in plain sight.

If you care about free markets, and your constitutional rights, you will read this book today.

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442 of 462 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars An Evil Of MONSTROUS Proportions! May 5, 2006
Format:Hardcover
What is The Creature From Jekyll Island? Well, first of all, it's uglier than The Creature from the Black Lagoon; it's more densely wrapped in deception than the Mummy is in cloth; it sucks the lifeblood of America more ravenously than Dracula does his victims; it reeks worse than the Werewolf; and it's stronger and more dangerous than Doctor Frankenstein's miscreation!

The Creature from Jekyll Island is the PRIVATE Federal Reserve that holds America and Her People hostage with an astoundingly perverse and "criminal" economic system that is an evil beyond your worst monster-infested nightmare. But the Creature comes in a guise to mislead the people, like a Wolfman in sheep's clothing.

Why is the system "criminal"? Because the U.S. Constitution proclaims itself to be the "supreme Law of the Land" (see Article VI), and Article I, Section VIII of the Constitution states that "The Congress shall (Constitutionally speaking, "shall" has been legally defined as "must")...coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the standard of weights and measures." Why Congress? Because it is answerable to the People it represents! Remember, our Constitutional Republic was meant to be representational government! We're a long way from that now! The Federal Reserve is NOT Congress; it is unelected, meaning nonrepresentational, and being therefore unconstitutional, it is illegal, hence "criminal."

I first read G. Edwrd Griffin's magnificent study, 'The Creature From Jekyll Island' eight years ago. I had read plenty of political books prior to this one, and countless since, but Mr.
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209 of 223 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A Bechmark In The Realm Of Civic Knowledge! August 29, 2004
Format:Hardcover
Author G. Edward Griffin's book "The Creature From Jekyll Island: A Second Look At The Federal Reserve" is a most well researched and written historical text. Griffin presents the background with almost an air of mystery that the reader must peel away, like layers of an onion, to reveal the truth.

The book provides, in great detail, the time, place, and manner in which the groundwork for the Federal Reserve was laid, and more importantly, the reasons why. Griffin explains why even the name is misleading. The Federal Reserve is not a federal or governmental administration, and it is not a reserve, such as a bank.

Also provided is great historical detail about the commerce and industry in our nation during the Nineteenth and early Twentieth Centuries. This book will not disappoint the reader looking to expand his or her knowledge of how the collective financial machinations of our country are run.

I read this book during my undergraduate years and once presented the book in defense of a historical argument I had with one of my history professors. Needless to say the professor looked at my reference (the book is so well researched), acceded to my contention, borrowed the book "for his own enrichment" and never gave it back! I gratefully let him keep it so maybe he would soften his ascribed "socialist democrat" leanings. Unfortunately I am sans the book this day. Oh well, we march on.

As the topic of Civics is not really taught in public schools, or even required in undergraduate studies anymore, this book will serve to "illuminate" the reader into the background of how private finances and politics are inseparable. My only criticism of this text is the highlighted aspect of a government conspiracy at work.
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5.0 out of 5 stars EXPLOSIVE... EXPOSE'
It must have been difficult to write the details in this book. Revealing and in a way.... helps to understand the under workings and development of this Country.... Read more
Published 18 hours ago by Nellie Grace
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Fascinating!
If you are a finance junkie, this is a fantastic read. Well worth investing your time to read this book. I wish I would have found it sooner!
Published 6 days ago by Danielle A
5.0 out of 5 stars Mind boggling
Fascinating read. Well worth your time. This is information that everyone should know. Enlighten yourself! I wish I would have read this earlier.
Published 6 days ago by Reginald Lal
5.0 out of 5 stars great
i have not read the book yet - heard many good things about it - i will update when i am done reading.
Published 11 days ago by bigcheese
5.0 out of 5 stars More true today than ever before.
AMAZING! The thing that makes this book so amazing is that all of the things said in it and discussed on this review forum from over decade ago have been reinforced and magnified... Read more
Published 14 days ago by Bangkapi
4.0 out of 5 stars Very Interesting especially for history buffs
The book gave great insight into an area that is universally hidden from public view by the powers that be.
Published 19 days ago by Byron Whitworth
5.0 out of 5 stars American Money Truth Hurts
This masterpiece has been so oft reviewed that more is not really needed. But I would just add one thing: Griffin's work, and others like it such as End The Fed by Ron Paul and... Read more
Published 20 days ago by D. Edward Tench
5.0 out of 5 stars The Federal Reserve Has to Be Terminated.
Read this book and start a revolution! Every American should read this book and take action. Our Founding Fathers are tossing in their graves seeing how far we have let this crime... Read more
Published 29 days ago by N. Conte
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read history of the Fed and causal crises.
It is unfortunate that more Americans are not aware of the structure and history of the Fed. This book reads like a script from the last five years of financial turmoil and... Read more
Published 1 month ago by picturethis
5.0 out of 5 stars A good read that will give you insight on creation of the Fed.
I read this book several decades ago and wanted to do it again. It is worth reading several times. It should be required reading before graduation from HS. Read more
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