The Plungers & the Peacocks: 170 Years on Wall Street (Legends of Commerce) [Paperback]

Dana L Thomas (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 24, 2001 | ISBN-10: 1587991098 | ISBN-13: 978-1587991097 | Edition: 1

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.

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Review

Best history of Wall Street. Absolutely fascinating. -- Mark Skousen, author of The Making of Modern Economics

About the Author

Dana L. Thomas was an Associate Editor of Barron's National Business and Financial Weekly. He attended Harvard where he concentrated on history and economics. During the Second World War he served as a news editor and military historian attached to the Third Army of General George S. Patton

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Texere; 1 edition (September 24, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1587991098
• ISBN-13: 978-1587991097
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,954,958 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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