The Creature From Jekyll Island Is Alive and Well

Ben Bernanke's testimony before congress this week reminded me of a book I recently finished reading. The book, "The Creature From Jekyll Island" by G. Edward Griffin, details the how and why the Federal Reserve was created. The Federal Reserve is actually a banking cartel that was started by some of the wealthiest people in the world in 1910, specifically,  J.P. Morgan, the Rockefeller family, and the Rothschild family of Europe.
The Federal Reserve is referred to as "The Creature From Jeckyll Island" because the plans for the Federal Reserve were drawn up by J.P. Morgan, the Rockefeller representatives, and the Rothschild representatives at Jekyll Island, Georgia in November of 1910. Congress subsequently authorized the Federal Reserve as keeper of the nation's money supply in 1913 through the Federal Reserve Act.

The book is a fascinating read of how the Federal Reserve came into existance and gained control of the nation's money supply.