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Fifty Years in Wall Street

by Henry Clews

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  1. 1Preface by the Author
  2. 2Dedication to the Veterans of Wall Street
  3. 3Introductory — My Part in Marketing the United States Civil War Loans
  4. 4Chapter I — My Debut in Wall Street
  5. 5Chapter II — Wall Street as a Civilizer
  6. 6Chapter III — How to Make Money in Wall Street
  7. 7Chapter IV — Importance of Business Training
  8. 8Chapter V — Personal Honor of Wall Street Men
  9. 9Chapter VI — Wall Street During the War
  10. 10Chapter VII — More War Reminiscences — British and Napoleonic Designs
  11. 11Chapter VIII — Foreign Intrigues Against American Liberty
  12. 12Chapter IX — Secretary Chase and the Treasury
  13. 13Chapter X — The National Banks
  14. 14Chapter XI — The New York Stock Exchange
  15. 15Chapter XII — “Corners” and Their Effect on Values
  16. 16Chapter XIII — The Commodore’s “Corners”
  17. 17Chapter XIV — Daniel Drew
  18. 18Chapter XV — Drew and Vanderbilt
  19. 19Chapter XVI — Drew and the Erie “Corners”
  20. 20Chapter XVII — Interesting Episodes in Drew’s Life
  21. 21Chapter XVIII — Panics — Their Causes — How Far Preventable
  22. 22Chapter XIX — Old Time Panics
  23. 23Chapter XX — The True Story of Black Friday Told for the First Time
  24. 24Chapter XXI — Causes of Loss in Speculation
  25. 25Chapter XXII — Villard and His Speculations
  26. 26Chapter XXIII — Ferdinand Ward
  27. 27Chapter XXIV — Henry N. Smith
  28. 28Chapter XXV — Keene’s Career
  29. 29Chapter XXVI — Our Railroad Methods
  30. 30Chapter XXVII — Georgia Repudiation Bonds
  31. 31Chapter XXVIII — Andrew Johnson’s Vagaries
  32. 32Chapter XXIX — The DIX Convention
  33. 33Chapter XXX — Consequences of the Utica (Dix’s) Convention
  34. 34Chapter XXXI — Grant’s Second Term
  35. 35Chapter XXXII — The Tweed Ring, and the Committee of Seventy
  36. 36Chapter XXXIII — Hon. Samuel J. Tilden
  37. 37Chapter XXXIV — Commodore Vanderbilt — How His Mammoth Fortune Was…
  38. 38Chapter XXXV — William H. Vanderbilt
  39. 39Chapter XXXVI — “Young Corneel”
  40. 40Chapter XXXVII — The Young Vanderbilts and Their Fortunes
  41. 41Chapter XXXVIII — The Rothschilds
  42. 42Chapter XXXIX — Travers
  43. 43Chapter XL — Charles F. Woerishoffer
  44. 44Chapter XLI — Women as Speculators
  45. 45Chapter XLII — Western Millionaires in New York
  46. 46Chapter XLIII — Railroad Investments
  47. 47Chapter XLIV — The Silver Question
  48. 48Chapter XLV — The Labor Question
  49. 49Chapter XLVI — An Important Synopsis
  50. 50Chapter XLVII — International Significance of the Bartholdi Statue
  51. 51Chapter XLVIII — Large Fortunes and Their Disposition
  52. 52Chapter XLIX — Southern Affairs in Speculation
  53. 53Chapter L — Western and Southern Financial Leaders
  54. 54Chapter LI — Arbitration
  55. 55Chapter LII — New York as a Financial Centre
  56. 56Chapter LIII — Earthquake Theories and Wall Street Affairs
  57. 57Chapter LIV — August Belmont
  58. 58Chapter LV — The Socialist Objections to the Present Order of Socie…
  59. 59Chapter LVI — Stock Exchange Celebrities
  60. 60Chapter LVII — A Look Into the Future
  61. 61Chapter LVIII — Jay Gould
  62. 62Chapter LIX — Men of Mark
  63. 63Chapter LX — James B. and John H. Clews
  64. 64Chapter LXI — A Remarkable Chapter of History
  65. 65Chapter LXII — Booms in Wall Street
  66. 66Chapter LXIII — A Glimpse Into the Future
  67. 67Chapter LXIV — My Christmas Address to Customers Dec. 24, 1906
  68. 68Chapter LXV — Edward H. Harriman
  69. 69Chapter LXVI — The Ups and Downs of Wall Street
  70. 70Chapter LXVII — Recent Wall Street Booms
  71. 71Chapter LXVIII — Wall Street’s Wild Speculation, 1900-1904
  72. 72Chapter LXIX — Review of the Panic Year, 1903
  73. 73Chapter LXX — Leading Wall Street Events Up to the Fall of 1907
  74. 74Chapter LXXI — The Great Crisis of 1907
  75. 75Chapter LXXII — The Causes of the Crisis of 1907
  76. 76Chapter LXXIII — Recent Men of Mark
  77. 77Chapter LXXIV — Needed Publicity and Reform in Corporations
  78. 78Chapter LXXV — The Monetary Situation and Its Remedies
  79. 79Chapter LXXVI — Individualism Versus Socialism
  80. 80Chapter LXXVII — Great Wealth and Social Unrest
  81. 81Chapter LXXVIII — The Financial Situation
  82. 82Chapter LXXIX — Table Showing Dates of Admission of the Members of the
  83. 83Chapter LXXX — England and Russia in Our Civil War and the War Betw…
  84. 84Chapter LXXXI — The Crisis of 1907 and Its Causes. Was President Ro…
  85. 85Chapter LXXXII — Our Great American Panics From First to Last
  86. 86Chapter LXXXIII — Wall Street as It Really Is. A Vindication
  87. 87Chapter LXXXIV — The Financial and Trade Situation, Past, Present
  88. 88Chapter LXXXV — American Social Conditions
  89. 89Chapter LXXXVI — The Financial and Trade Situation and Prospects
  90. 90Chapter LXXXVII — Peace Assurances From Japan
  91. 91Chapter LXXXVIII — The Emperor of Japan
  92. 92Chapter LXXXIX — The National Corporation Problem
  93. 93Chapter XC — Why I Am an American
  94. 94Conclusion

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