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The humble rise and notorious fall of one of the world's most influential investment banks. On September 11, 1844, Henry Lehman arrived in New York City on a ship from Germany. Soon after, he moved to Montgomery, Alabama, where he and his brother Emanuel established a modest cotton brokering firm that would come to be called Lehman Brothers. On September 15, 2008, Dick Fuld, the last CEO of Lehman Brothers, filed for corporate bankruptcy amid one of the worst financial crises in American history. After 164 years, one of the largest and most respected investment banks in the world was gone, leaving everyone wondering, 'How could this have happened?' Peter Chapman, an editor and writer for the Financial Times, answers this question by exploring the complete history of Lehman Brothers between those two historic Septembers. He takes us back to its early days as a cotton broker in Alabama and then to its glory days as one of the leading corporate financiers in America. He also provides an intimate portrait of the people who ran Lehman over the decades-from Henry Lehman, the founder, to Bobbie Lehman, who led the firm into the world radio, motion pictures, and air travel in the first part of the twentieth century, to Dick Fuld, who allowed it to morph into a dealer of shoddy securities. Throughout his account of this imperiously rich firm, Chapman examines the impact Lehman Brothers had not only on American finance but also on American life. As a major backer of companies like Pan American Airways, Macy's, and RKO, Lehman helped lead the country into major new industries and helped support some of its most intrepid entrepreneurs. He then shows how, starting in the 1980s, Lehman's increased focus on short-term gain led the firm down the dangerous path that would eventually lead to its demise. In the end, the story of Lehman Brothers is not only the story of a truly important American company but a cautionary tale of what happens when leaders lose sight of their core mission in their quest for something too good to be true.

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Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
159184309x
ISBN-13
9781591843092
eBay Product ID (ePID)
13038462884

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Book Title
Last of the Imperious Rich : Lehman Brothers, 1844-2008
Author
Peter Chapman
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Bankruptcy & Insolvency, Banks & Banking, Finance / General, Corporate Finance / General, Corporate & Business History, Investments & Securities / General
Publication Year
2010
Genre
Law, Business & Economics
Number of Pages
324 Pages

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Item Length
9.1in
Item Height
0.4in
Item Width
6.3in
Item Weight
18.4 Oz

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Hg5129.N5c43 2010
Grade from
Twelfth Grade
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"...the historical parallels that the author provides are often thought- provoking and illuminating." - The New York Times "...a remarkable story of what Lehman once was and a somber story about what it became." -FrumForum "Chapman, financial reporter and editor, weaves a fascinating story framed in the history of the times during which Lehman Brothers helped shape financial markets." - Booklist " The Last of the Imperious Rich is an excellent, fast-paced account of the rise and fall of Lehman Brothers. Peter Chapman captures the firm''s high and low moments with admirable clarity, especially the hubris that led to its ultimate demise. A valuable addition to Wall Street history." -Charles Geisst, author of Collateral Damaged and Wall Street: A History " The Last of the Imperious Rich is a gripping financial history. Peter Chapman has connected the dots from the unlikely beginnings of Henry Lehman in antebellum Alabama to the adventures of Bobbie Lehman on Wall Street to the domineering, and ultimately destructive, rule by Dick Fuld. Chapman''s story is an object lesson in the dangers of aggressive short-term thinking in finance. Lehman''s journey from helping companies like Campbell Soup to perpetrating modern financial schemes is a parable of how the markets went wrong." -Frank Partnoy, George E. Barrett Professor of Law and Finance, University of San Diego; author of The Match King, "...the historical parallels that the author provides are often thought- provoking and illuminating." - The New York Times "...a remarkable story of what Lehman once was and a somber story about what it became." -FrumForum "Chapman, financial reporter and editor, weaves a fascinating story framed in the history of the times during which Lehman Brothers helped shape financial markets." - Booklist " The Last of the Imperious Rich is an excellent, fast-paced account of the rise and fall of Lehman Brothers. Peter Chapman captures the firm's high and low moments with admirable clarity, especially the hubris that led to its ultimate demise. A valuable addition to Wall Street history." -Charles Geisst, author of Collateral Damaged and Wall Street: A History " The Last of the Imperious Rich is a gripping financial history. Peter Chapman has connected the dots from the unlikely beginnings of Henry Lehman in antebellum Alabama to the adventures of Bobbie Lehman on Wall Street to the domineering, and ultimately destructive, rule by Dick Fuld. Chapman's story is an object lesson in the dangers of aggressive short-term thinking in finance. Lehman's journey from helping companies like Campbell Soup to perpetrating modern financial schemes is a parable of how the markets went wrong." -Frank Partnoy, George E. Barrett Professor of Law and Finance, University of San Diego; author of The Match King, "...the historical parallels that the author provides are often thought- provoking and illuminating." -The New York Times "...a remarkable story of what Lehman once was and a somber story about what it became." -FrumForum "Chapman, financial reporter and editor, weaves a fascinating story framed in the history of the times during which Lehman Brothers helped shape financial markets." -Booklist "The Last of the Imperious Richis an excellent, fast-paced account of the rise and fall of Lehman Brothers. Peter Chapman captures the firm's high and low moments with admirable clarity, especially the hubris that led to its ultimate demise. A valuable addition to Wall Street history." -Charles Geisst, author of Collateral Damagedand Wall Street: A History "The Last of the Imperious Richis a gripping financial history. Peter Chapman has connected the dots from the unlikely beginnings of Henry Lehman in antebellum Alabama to the adventures of Bobbie Lehman on Wall Street to the domineering, and ultimately destructive, rule by Dick Fuld. Chapman's story is an object lesson in the dangers of aggressive short-term thinking in finance. Lehman's journey from helping companies like Campbell Soup to perpetrating modern financial schemes is a parable of how the markets went wrong." -Frank Partnoy, George E. Barrett Professor of Law and Finance, University of San Diego; author of The Match King
Copyright Date
2010
Lccn
2010-013787
Dewey Decimal
332.660973
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22

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