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The Great Game by John Steele Gordon (1999, Hardcover) 
The Great Game by John Steele Gordon (1999, Hardcover)

 
The Great Game by John Steele Gordon (1999, Hardcover)

Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication Date: 1999-11-01
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0684832879
ISBN-13: 9780684832876
Product ID: EPID760440
Description: This historical analysis recounts the progression of Wall Street from a 12-foot stockade in the mid-1600s to a principal force in 20th-century global economics. The author describes the financial district's major players, the socioeconom...
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This historical analysis recounts the progression of Wall Street from a 12-foot stockade in the mid-1600s to a principal force in 20th-century global economics. The author describes the financial district's major players, the socioeconomic climate, and the technological innovations that made such a transformation possible.

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Publication Date:1999-11-01

Size
Length:319 pages
Height:9.8 in
Width:6.0 in
Thickness:0.8 in
Weight:20.8 oz

Publisher's Note
Gordon examines the economic, political, and technological forces over the last two centuries that enabled Wall Street to become the beating heart of world capitalism -- a power that, while different in nature, often matches that of a traditional nation-state. The Great Game makes sense of the financial institutions, market fluctuations, and technological developments that have helped define Wall Street; chronicles the entertaining anecdotes that bring texture to the grand sweep of history; and provides a fascinating look at the major figures who propelled the Street's expansion -- from Alexander Hamilton to Jacob Little, J.P. Morgan, Benjamin Strong, Richard Whitney, Charles Merrill, and Michael Milken. The Great Game is a crucial and absorbing account of the sometimes wild ride that brought Wall Street to the Main Street of all our lives.

Industry Reviews
"...[B]usiness historian John Steele Gordon tells fascinating stories of the many colorful characters who have populated Wall Street: from the time of Alexander Hamilton, through the eras of Commodore Vanderbilt, J.P. Morgan and Charles Merrill, to the Roaring 80's of Michael Milken. In the process he corrects some common misimpressions."
Wall Street Journal - David R. Henderson (12/13/1999)

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