About this title: The first balanced biography of the financier Jay Gould, the man who was not only Wall Street's greatest villain but also its most creative genius Jay Gould was the robber baron's robber baron - the greatest financial and business genius of his time and also the most widely hated. He could go head-to-head with the likes of JP Morgan, Cornelius Vanderbilt and the US Treasury and almost always outsmart them. Gould was the undisputed master of the nation's railroads and telegraph-systems at a time when these were the fastest-growing new technologies of the age. His scheme to corner the gold ...
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Description: Fair. 0465068863 Unread book with dj tear, bump or corner crease. This is a new book that received the wear during its handling. Has remainder mark. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Basic Books
Date Published: 2006-04-17
ISBN-13:9780465068869ISBN:0465068863
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Edition: First Edition, 2nd Printing
Binding: Board
Publisher: Basic Books
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780465068852ISBN:0465068855
Description: Near Fine+ in Near Fine+ jacket. The condition of this sturdy hard back is Near Fine+ with a Near Fine+ jacket. 1st edition, 2nd printing. "Gould was the undisputed master of the nation's railroads and telegraph systems at a time when these were the fastest-growing new technologies of the age. " from the jacket. This is a square and very clean book. The cover is bright with very good edges and the pages are tight. These pages are clean, bright and unmarked. No names. This unclipped jacket is ... read more
Binding: HC
Publisher: Basic Books, New York
Date Published: (2005) 1st ptg
ISBN-13:9780465068852ISBN:0465068855
Description: B&W illustrations. Very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover) 352pp. ISBN 0465068855 Engaging portrait of the Gilded Age's most colorful robber baron. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Basic Books
Date Published: 2006-04-17
ISBN-13:9780465068869ISBN:0465068863
Description: Excellent. Sale for Charity. Proceeds go to fund our Social Service programs. All items are donations and are used, but are carefully checked for condition. This book looks like it just came from the bookstore. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Basic Books
Date Published: 2006-04-17
ISBN-13:9780465068869ISBN:0465068863
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780465068869. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Basic Books
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780465068869ISBN:0465068863
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Description: New in New jacket. pp. 352. Jay Gould was the most astute finíl. & bus. strategist of his time & also the most widely hated. He could almost always outsmart the likes of Charles Francis Adams, Jr. & Cornelius Vanderbilt. Gould was the indisputed master of the nationís railroads & telegraph systems at a time when these were the fastest-growing new technologies of the age. His scheme to corner the gold market in 1869 caused the Black Friday panic. Gould created new ways of manipulating markets, ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Basic Books
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780465068852ISBN:0465068855
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. Size: 9.2 x 6.3 x 1.3 inches; Fine in publisher's quarter bound boards in like dust jacket Available in our UK premises for prompt dispatch worldwide. read more
Description: Satisfaction Guaranteed. Shipped quickly. 2005. Hardcover. Used, very good. Very good overall with light to moderate wear. No dust jacket. read more
"This is an interesting and well written book. it contains a bizarre epilogue about the offspring of Gould and their lives. perhaps the best reason to read this book is to understand the basis of some modern laws regarding stock manipulation that are designed to counteract the strategems used by Gould."
"Didn't finish because I couldn't renew anymore. He seemed a little more apologetic than he really had to be, trying to say that Jay Gould wasn't really as bad as his reputation. I did learn a bit, and he was pretty good at explaining the bizarro machinations that used to go on on Wall Street. Unfortunately, in the end, it's just not that interesting a story.
"Interesting read about a time that I knew very little about. Tammany Hall, Boss Tweed, Black Friday (1869 panic, not the day after thanksgiving), Vanderbilt, etc."
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