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Great Game: The Emergence of Wall Street As a World Power 1653-2000
Great Game The Emergence of Wall Street As a World Power 1653-2000 Author:John Steele Gordon For more than 200 years, fortunes have been made -- & lost -- on Wall Street (WS) by men & women playing the game of capitalism. Gordon tells the true story of Wall Street's wild ride to power. New York City has one of the world's great harbors, & the Dutch founders gave the city its enduring love of making money. WS began as the northern line o... more »f defense for a wilderness trading post, at a time when money was limited to gold, silver, & Indian wampum. Today, WS is a metaphor for the global financial market, & money exists mostly on computer screens. The history of Wall Street is a history of risk, courage, avarice, stupidity, patriotism, power, & genius. Illustrated« less