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Wall Street : a history

Author: Charles R Geisst
Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : Updated edView all editions and formats
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A timely update of the authoritative, engaging history of Wall Street and its role in the economic history of the United States and the world.

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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Charles R Geisst
ISBN: 9780195396218 0195396219
OCLC Number: 781556048
Description: xiv, 528 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents: The early years (1790-1840) --
The railroad and Civil War eras (1840-70) --
The robber barons (1870-90) --
The age of the trusts (1880-1910) --
The money trust (1890-1920) --
The booming Twenties (1920-29) --
Wall Street meets the New Deal (1930-35) --
The struggle continues (1936-54) --
Bull market (1954-69) --
Bear market (1970-81) --
Mergermania (1982-97) --
Running out of steam (1998-2003) --
The cataclysm (2004-2008) --
The Great Recession (2009- ).
Responsibility: Charles R. Geisst.
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<br>Acclaim for earlier editions: <br><p><br>"A thorough retelling of a critical--though often overlooked--aspect of U.S. history."--The Wall Street Journal<br><p> Read more...

 
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