A Week in Wall Street

Rare. A very early - in fact, the second - Wall Street novel about a young broker who fails on the street. It explains all the chicanery, stock manipulation, scams and even a faked panic. Chapter titles include: The origin of Joint Stock Companies, and Brokers; The History of Morrison Kennel; How Stocks are bought and sold - How Brokers get out of a bad Speculation - How money is sometimes made by doing a losing business; The Defaulter; and A Panic.