The Money Manias: The Eras of Great Speculation in America, 1770-1970Weybright and Talley, 1974 - 397 pages |
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... shares , and so they were not to be found on the market . Nor would corporations often issue new shares to raise capital . Until after the Napoleonic Wars , textile and iron firms considered it prudent to retain well over half their ...
... shares , and so they were not to be found on the market . Nor would corporations often issue new shares to raise capital . Until after the Napoleonic Wars , textile and iron firms considered it prudent to retain well over half their ...
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... shares in silver mines were required . Finally , San Francisco merchants were among the few in the West able to ... shares from the first . Together with another former New York stockbroker , Elisha W. Teacle , he planned to open a ...
... shares in silver mines were required . Finally , San Francisco merchants were among the few in the West able to ... shares from the first . Together with another former New York stockbroker , Elisha W. Teacle , he planned to open a ...
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... shares of stock with a par value of $ 50 each . Frick received 11,846 shares , while two Pittsburgh financiers , the Ferguson brothers , took another 23,654 between them . The Carnegie forces joined the new firm , subscribing for 4,500 ...
... shares of stock with a par value of $ 50 each . Frick received 11,846 shares , while two Pittsburgh financiers , the Ferguson brothers , took another 23,654 between them . The Carnegie forces joined the new firm , subscribing for 4,500 ...
Contents
A Great National Project | 33 |
Speculation in Slaves | 69 |
The Comstock Lode | 99 |
Copyright | |
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