Wow, can’t believe I missed this and it only got one response.
Rothbard was a great economic historian, you can refer to the following works, available at Mises for free in various digital mediums and in print at the Store.
America’s Great Depression
Free: http://mises.org/rothbard/agd.pdf
Print: http://store.mises.org/Americas-Great-Depression-P63.aspx
History of Money & Banking in the United States
Free: http://mises.org/books/historyofmoney.pdf
Print: http://store.mises.org/History-of-Money-and-Banking-in-the-United-States–P191.aspx
The Case Against The FED
Free: http://mises.org/books/fed.pdf
Print: http://store.mises.org/Case-Against-the-Fed-The-P69.aspx