Wall Street is an unending source of legend—and nightmares. It is a universal symbol of both the highest aspirations of economic prosperity and the basest impulses of greed and deception. Charles R. Geisst's Wall Street is at once a chronicle of the street itself—from the days when the wall was merely a defensive barricade built by Peter Stuyvesant—and an engaging economic history of the United States, a tale of profits and losses, enterprising spirits, and key figures that transformed America into the most powerful economy in the world. The book traces many themes, like the move of industry and business westward in the early 19th century, the rise of the great Robber Barons, and the growth of industry from the securities market's innovative financing of railroads, major steel companies, and Bell's and Edison's technical innovations.

Author; Charles R. Geisst. Book published by; Oxford University Press, USA. 1999. 404 pages. Cardcover.
The illustrations are b/w. The Book content, text, illustrations are in good condition. Scarce edition.

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