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Every Man a Speculator: A History of Wall Street in American Life

By Steve Fraser

Book information

Publisher
HarperCollins
Year
2005
ISBN
0066620481, 9780066620480, 006662049X, 9780066620497, 9780061464270
LCC
HG4572 .F84 2006
Open Library ID
OL23273435M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2346287 bytes)
Series
P.S.
Edition
1St Edition
Pages
753\753
Topic
History
Library
Kolxo3
Time added
2010-07-29 05:14:56

Description

Americans have experienced a love-hate relationship with Wall Street for two hundred years. Long an object of suspicion, fear, and even revulsion, the Street eventually came to be seen as an alluring pathway to wealth and freedom. Steve Fraser tells the story of this remarkable transformation in a brilliant, masterfully written narrative filled with colorful tales of confidence men and aristocrats, Napoleonic financiers and reckless adventurers, master builders and roguish destroyers. Penetrating and engrossing, this is an extraordinary work of history that illuminates the values and the character of our nation.

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