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1 online resource (vii, 210 pages) |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-196) and index. |
| Contents |
Of financial markets and marketplaces -- Colonial precedents -- Revolutionary developments -- Money, money, money -- Hamilton's vision -- Hazardous voyages -- Building nest eggs and homes -- Transportation elation -- Philadelphia's finest -- Wall Street ascendant -- Legacy of growth. |
| Summary |
When Americans think of investment and finance, they think of Wall Street--though this was not always the case. During the dawn of the Republic, Philadelphia was the center of American finance. The first stock exchange in the nation was founded there in 1790, and around it the bustling thoroughfare known as Chestnut Street was home to the nation's most powerful financial institutions. The First Wall Street recounts the fascinating history of Chestnut Street and its forgotten role in the birth of American finance. According to Robert E. Wright, Philadelphia, known for its cultivation of liberty. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Philadelphia Stock Exchange. |
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New York Stock Exchange. |
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Stock exchanges -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History.
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Stock exchanges. |
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Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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History. |
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Stock exchanges -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
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New York (State) -- New York. |
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Stock exchanges -- United States -- History.
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Wright, Robert E. (Robert Eric), 1969- First Wall Street. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2005 9780226910260 (DLC) 2005009428 (OCoLC)58985935 |
| ISBN |
9780226910291 electronic book |
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0226910296 electronic book |
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9780226910260 |
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0226910261 |
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