The Money Manias: The Eras of Great Speculation in America, 1770-1970Weybright and Talley, 1974 - 397 pages |
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... purchased or obtained in some other way , and then wholesaled in Europe to speculators there . With the profits Morris would purchase new lands , and repeat the operations . A few turns of the wheel and he could become wealthy and ...
... purchased or obtained in some other way , and then wholesaled in Europe to speculators there . With the profits Morris would purchase new lands , and repeat the operations . A few turns of the wheel and he could become wealthy and ...
Page 85
... purchased at lower than the market price . Logan was a well - to - do lawyer , in partnership with a C. Haynes , who also dabbled in slaves , buying and selling for the local market as a convenience to his clients . Prices were lower in ...
... purchased at lower than the market price . Logan was a well - to - do lawyer , in partnership with a C. Haynes , who also dabbled in slaves , buying and selling for the local market as a convenience to his clients . Prices were lower in ...
Page 236
... purchased the rest . The $ 1.5 million was given to the Guffey - Galey - Lucas group in return for their stock in the old Guffey Petroleum , which then went out of existence . Of the remaining 100,000 shares , Guffey was to get 70,000 ...
... purchased the rest . The $ 1.5 million was given to the Guffey - Galey - Lucas group in return for their stock in the old Guffey Petroleum , which then went out of existence . Of the remaining 100,000 shares , Guffey was to get 70,000 ...
Contents
A Great National Project | 33 |
Speculation in Slaves | 69 |
The Comstock Lode | 99 |
Copyright | |
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The Money Manias: The Eras of Great Speculation in America, 1770-1970 Robert Sobel Limited preview - 2000 |
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