Populists, Plungers, and Progressives : A Social History of Stock and Commodity Speculation, 1868-1932 /

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From market memoirs, newspapers, financial journals, and Congressional records, the author has woven a narrative describing the political, social, and economic adjustment of the American people to the speculative machinery that developed between 1868 and the New Deal. The book begins with the strugg...

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Main Author: Cowing, Cedric B. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1965.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Onroerend goed.
Speculatie.
Sociale aspecten.
Aandelen.
Börsenspekulation
Stock exchanges.
Speculation.
Investments.
HISTORY > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Finance.
speculating.
Investissements > États-Unis.
Bourse > États-Unis.
Investments > United States.
Stock exchanges > United States.
USA
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • 1. Agrarians and Commodity Speculators
  • 2. Financial Reformers and Progressives
  • 3. World War I and the Growth of Speculation
  • 4. The Twenties: "Sons of the Wild Jackass"
  • 5. The Twenties: Bulls, Bears, and Commentators
  • 6. After the 1929 Crash: Investigation, Compromise, Reform
  • 7. Conclusion
  • Appendix
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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