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Item Details
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THE PLUNGERS AND THE PEACOCKS
170 YEARS ON WALL STREET |
| By: |
Dana Thomas |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
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£29.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1587991098 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781587991097 |
| Publisher: |
CENGAGE LEARNING, INC |
| Pub. date: |
24 October, 2001 |
| Pages: |
288 |
| Description: |
This is the story of the men and women who for 170 years have relentlessly pursued wealth and glory along a narrow chasm of a street in lower Manhattan. Dana Thomas brings to life the characters, stories, excitement and tragedies that have become part of the financial fabric of America. |
| Synopsis: |
The Plungers and the Peacocks is an entertaining portrait of the personalities and corporate battles of Wall Street, the most famous financial district in the world. Using interviews with "old-timers" who lived through the events of the Street from the 1920s to the 40s and memoirs, and letters, the author has produced a sweeping narrative of "the games people played" in establishing America's financial center. Dana L. Thomas recounts a roller-coaster ride of excitement and intrigue, from the slave auctions of Captain Kidd to the battle by Robert Young to gain control of the New York Central Railroad. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Texere Publishing |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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