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Author Chapman, Peter, 1948-

Title The last of the imperious rich : Lehman Brothers, 1844-2008 / Peter Chapman.

Publication Info. New York : Portfolio/Penguin, 2010.

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 Moore Stacks  HG5129.N5 C43 2010    Available  ---
Description 308 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-294) and index.
Contents Alabama fever -- It's all over -- Stuff of dreams -- Flying -- Crash -- A little news and a little noise -- Aristocrat of the autocrats -- Traders -- "Call me Dick" -- "Sad in some respects."
Summary September 11, 1844, Henry Lehman arrived in New York City on a ship from Germany. On September 15, 2008, the last CEO of Lehman Brothers, filed for corporate bankruptcy. The author explores the complete history of Lehman Brothers between those two historic Septembers.
Subject Lehman Brothers -- History.
Lehman Brothers.
History.
Stockbrokers -- United States.
Stockbrokers.
United States.
Investment banking -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
Investment banking.
New York (State) -- New York.
Finance -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
Finance.
Bankruptcy -- United States.
Bankruptcy.
Business failures -- United States.
Business failures.
ISBN 9781591843092
159184309X