Books like Fifty years in Wall Street by Clews, Henry
In *Fifty Years in Wall Street*, Henry Clews recounts his life as a leading financier in the United States during a time of dramatic economic expansion and limited regulation. The account covers the rise of speculative markets, the manipulation of political and economic systems, and Clews’s personal involvement in exposing and helping to bring down the corrupt Tweed Ring. Drawing on his experience as a co‑founder of a major federal bond marketer during the Civil War and as an economic consultant to President Ulysses Grant, Clews offers a vivid portrait of New York’s financial world in the 19th century.
First publish date: 1908
Genre: Business & Economics/Finance
Authors: Clews, Henry
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