Introduction. 1. The Issues and the sources --

2. Big business in the Weimar context --

I. Big Business during the decade of Weimar Democracy. 1. German Capitalism survives a revolution --

2. Money versus votes --

3. Assets --

4. Liabilities --

II. The Early party, businessmen, and nazi economics. 1. Patrons of the Fledgling movement --

2. The Cacophony of Nazi economic policies --

3. Hitler's economics --

4. An Abortive courtship of Ruhr Industry, Nazism in disrepute --

III. Parliametary democracy ends and Nazism breaks throug. 1. The Great Colaition gives way to Presidential rule --

2. The Wherewithal of the Nazi breakthrough --

3. A "Long guessing game" begins --

4. G=Capitalist fellow travelers and subsidized Nazis --

IV. Capitalists, Nazis, and the politics of deepening depression. 1. Disillusionment with Bruning, the "Harzburg Front", Capitalists in fear of the Ruler --

2. Ruhr Coal: Canards and calculations --

3. The Proliferating forks of Nazism's tongue --

4. Nazis and lesser businessmen --

V. Politics and economics in the power vacuum. 1. Hitler's industry club speech and its aftermath --

2. Big Business approaches the political maelstrom in disarray --

3. Attempts at dialogue with the Nazi Hydra --

4. Insurance premiums and protection money for potential rulers --

VI. Big business and the triumph of Nazism. 1. Nazis as Champions of Parliament and the workers, the Capitalists find their chancellor --

2. Political money in the fall election campaign, Maneuvers in the twilight of Weimar --

3. Capitalists adjust to a "Red General" in the chancellery --

4. Big business experiences the birth of the Third Reich --

Conclusions. 1. Capitalists, Nazis, and guilt --

2. Myths, preconceptions, and the misuse of history.