Bibliograph

Wall Street, a history, Charles R. Geisst

Type

Label

Wall Street, a history, Charles R. Geisst

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 480-489) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Wall Street

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

781556048

Responsibility statement

Charles R. Geisst

Sub title

a history

Summary

This work is an account of Wall Street itself as well as an economic history of the United States. Already the definitive history of America's financial hub, this crucial update chronicles the past decade, including the financial collapse of 2008. It tells tales of profits and losses, spirited enterprise, ruthless wheeler-dealers, and key figures that transformed America into the most powerful economy in the world. This updated edition unpacks the cataclysmic events of the 2008 financial crisis and subsequent policy changes of the Obama administration up to Dodd-Frank

Table Of 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- )

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