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Perhaps the 19th century's best book on Wall Street, Fifty Years in Wall Street provides a fascinating look at the financial markets during a period of rapid economic expansion. Henry Clews was a giant figure in finance at that time, and his firsthand account brings this colorful era to life like never before.
List of contents
Foreword by Victor Niederhoffer.
Chapter 1. My Debut on Wall Street.
Chapter 2. How To Make Money On Wall Street.
Chapter 3. Causes of Loss in Speculation.
Chapter 4. Wall Street During the War.
Chapter 5. My Part in Marketing the United States Civil War Loans (Introductory).
Chapter 6. More War Reminiscences--British and Napoleonic Designs.
Chapter 7. Secretary Chase and the Treasury.
Chapter 8. "Corners" and Their Effect on Values.
Chapter 9. The Commodore's "Corners".
Chapter 10. Drew and the Eric "Corners".
Chapter 11. Panics--Their Causes--How Far Preventable.
Chapter 12. Old Time Panics.
Chapter 13. The True Story of Black Friday Told for the First Time.
Chapter 14. Our Great American Panics from First to Last.
Chapter 15. Booms in Wall Street.
Chapter 16. Wall Street's Wild Speculation, 1900-1904.
Chapter 17. The Ups and Downs of Wall Street.
Chapter 18. Grant's Second Terms.
Chapter 19. The Tweed Ring and the Committee of Seventy.
Chapter 20. Daniel Drew.
Chapter 21. Interesting Episodes in Drew's Life.
Chapter 22. WM. H. Vanderbilt.
Chapter 23. "Young Corneel".
Chapter 24. Drew and Vanderbilt.
Chapter 25. Jay Gould.
Chapter 26. Keene's Career.
Chapter 27. Villard and His Speculations.
Chapter 28. Ferdinand Ward.
Chapter 29. Henry N. Smith.
Chapter 30. Charles F. Woerishoffer.
Chapter 31. Why I Am an American.
