Wall Street : a history : from its beginnings to the fall of Enron / Charles R. Geisst.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Geisst, Charles R.
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Edition:Revised and expanded edition.
Subjects:
New York Stock Exchange.
Wall Street (New York, N.Y.) > History.
Physical Description:438 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format: Book
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- ).