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Every Man a Speculator : A History of Wall Street in American Life by Steve Fraser (2005, Hardcover)

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For more than two hundred years, Americans have enjoyed a love-hate relationship with Wall Street. Long an object of suspicion and fear, it eventually came to be seen as a more inviting place, an open road to wealth and freedom. Peeling away the layers of myth surrounding this fabled street, Steve Fraser shows that the remarkable transformation of Wall Street as a cultural icon -- its odyssey from perdition to salvation, from darkness into light -- is a story that goes to the heart of the American character. Long before we became a shareholder nation, back when only a minuscule part of the country's population invested, Wall Street had already provoked America's collective imagination. From the days when Alexander Hamilton was forced to confess his marital infidelities in order to defend his vision of the Republic's financial future, to Gordon Gekko's mantra "Greed is good" in the movie Wall Street, Americans have always been preoccupied with the virtues and sins of the stock market. Indeed, Wall Street is the place where we have constantly returned to wrestle with our ancestral attitudes about work and play, equality and wealth, God and mammon, heroes and villains, national purpose and economic well-being. Beginning in the Revolutionary era, Every Man a Speculator reveals the extraordinary power of Wall Street and its impact on our democracy; the moral dilemma posed for a society committed to the work ethic yet lured by the promise of instant wealth; and the chronic tension between our native egalitarianism and the forces of social hierarchy unleashed by the Street. In doing so, it spans the ages, from Captain Kidd's sojourn on the Street through the Civil War and Great Depression to the present day, when power brokers stalk the canyons of lower Manhattan speculating on the fate of whole nations. In Every Man a Speculator, Steve Fraser brings this epic history to life with colorful tales of confidence men and aristocrats, Napoleonic financiers and reckless adventurers, master builders and roguish destroyers, men to the manor born and men from nowhere. Meticulously researched and masterfully written, this is a gripping, powerful chronicle that casts new light on the metamorphosis of our nation's most cherished values.

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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0066620481
ISBN-13
9780066620480
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30889696

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Book Title
Every Man a Speculator : a History of Wall Street in American Life
Author
Steve Fraser
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Sociology / General, Investments & Securities / Analysis & Trading Strategies, General, Popular Culture, Investments & Securities / General
Publication Year
2005
Genre
Business & Economics, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
752 Pages

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Item Length
9in
Item Height
1.6in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
40.1 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Hg4572 .F84 2005
Reviews
Fraser gives a thorough analysis of this scandal-ridden menagerie as reflected in books, movies, and the political arena., Written with verve and passion. . . . offers a remarkable array of insights into the history of American capitalism., Should be widely read by scholars, students, and anyone interested in America's ambivalent relationship with big business and big finance.
Copyright Date
2005
Intended Audience
Trade

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by theoldsoundJun 04, 2006
history of Wall Street this is NOT
This is a well-researched book. Fraser writes clearly and in an entertaining manner. However, if you are looking for a history of Wall Street and its corporations and tycoons, this book will not provide much of this information. Although part of the title is "a history of wall street in American life" the last word would better serve the purpose if it was "mind". Fraser provides analysis of a plethora of novels, plays, news articles that have been written about Wall Street by insiders and outsiders. If you have already read something about Wall Street as well as books about individuals that made it what it is today, then this is an interesting addition to your collection.

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