The Lore and Legends of Wall Street
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sharp, Robert M., PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing, This is the story of Wall Street... the events that shaped it and the characters that made and lost fortunes here. A collection of 50 vignettes of market history that span 450 years, from to the present day Sharp's research into historical characters like Jay Gould, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jesse Livermore, B. Baruch, Hetty Green, (the "witch of Wall Street"), Jim Fisk, H.L. and Bunker Hunt, Warren Buffet, John Templeton, "Bet A Million" Gates, and many others provide drama, and unique insights into the people behind the names. A must for market history buffs.