Fifty years in Wall Street

by Henry Clews

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Contents

Dedication to the Veterans of Wall Street,
Introductory. My Part in Marketing the United States Civil War Loans
Chapter I. My Debut in Wall Street
Chapter II. Wall Street as a Civilizer
Chapter III. How to Make Money in Wall Street
Chapter IV. Importance of Business Training
Chapter V. Personal Honor of Wall Street Men
Chapter VI. Wall Street During the War
Chapter VII. More War Reminiscences—British and Napoleonic Designs
Chapter VIII. Foreign Intrigues Against American Liberty
Chapter IX. Secretary Chase and the Treasury
Chapter X. The National Banks
Chapter XI. The New York Stock Exchange
Chapter XII. “Corners” and Their Effect on Values
Chapter XIII. The Commodore’s “Corners.”
Chapter XIV. Daniel Drew
Chapter XV. Drew and Vanderbilt
Chapter XVI. Drew and the Erie “Corners.”
Chapter XVII. Interesting Episodes in Drew’s Life
Chapter XVIII. Panics.—Their Causes.—How Far Preventable
Chapter XIX. Old Time Panics
Chapter XX. The True Story of Black Friday Told for the First Time
Chapter XXI. Causes of Loss in Speculation
Chapter XXII. Villard and His Speculations
Chapter XXIII. Ferdinand Ward
Chapter XXIV. Henry N. Smith
Chapter XXV. Keene’s Career
Chapter XXVI. Our Railroad Methods
Chapter XXVII. Georgia Repudiation Bonds
Chapter XXVIII. Andrew Johnson’s Vagaries
Chapter XXIX. The DIX Convention
Chapter XXX. Consequences of the Utica (Dix’s) Convention
Chapter XXXI. Grant’s Second Term
Chapter XXXII. The Tweed Ring, and the Committee of Seventy
Chapter XXXIII. Hon. Samuel J. Tilden
Chapter XXXIV. Commodore Vanderbilt. —How His Mammoth Fortune Was Accumulated
Chapter XXXV. William H. Vanderbilt
Chapter XXXVI. “Young Corneel.”
Chapter XXXVII. The Young Vanderbilts and Their Fortunes
Chapter XXXVIII. The Rothschilds
Chapter XXXIX. Travers
Chapter XL. Charles F. Woerishoffer
Chapter XLI. Women as Speculators
Chapter XLII. Western Millionaires in New York
Chapter XLIII. Railroad Investments
Chapter XLIV. The Silver Question
Chapter XLV. The Labor Question
Chapter XLVI. An Important Synopsis
Chapter XLVII. International Significance of the Bartholdi Statue
Chapter XLVIII. Large Fortunes and Their Disposition
Chapter XLIX. Southern Affairs in Speculation
Chapter L. Western and Southern Financial Leaders
Chapter LI. Arbitration
Chapter LII. New York as a Financial Centre
Chapter LIII. Earthquake Theories and Wall Street Affairs
Chapter LIV. August Belmont
Chapter LV. The Socialist Objections to the Present Order of Society Examined
Chapter LVI. Stock Exchange Celebrities
Chapter LVII. A Look Into the Future
Chapter LVIII. Jay Gould
Chapter LIX. Men of Mark
Chapter LX. James B. And John H. Clews
Chapter LXI. A Remarkable Chapter of History
Chapter LXII. Booms in Wall Street
Chapter LXIII. A Glimpse Into the Future
Chapter LXIV. My Christmas Address to Customers Dec. 24, 1906
Chapter LXV. Edward H. Harriman
Chapter LXVI. The Ups and Downs of Wall Street
Chapter LXVII. Recent Wall Street Booms
Chapter LXVIII. Wall Street’s Wild Speculation, 1900-1904
Chapter LXIX. Review of the Panic Year, 1903
Chapter LXX. Leading Wall Street Events Up to the Fall of 1907
Chapter LXXI. The Great Crisis of 1907
Chapter LXXII. The Causes of the Crisis of 1907
Chapter LXXIII. Recent Men of Mark
Chapter LXXIV. Needed Publicity and Reform in Corporations
Chapter LXXV. The Monetary Situation and Its Remedies
Chapter LXXVI. Individualism Versus Socialism
Chapter LXXVII. Great Wealth and Social Unrest
Chapter LXXVIII. The Financial Situation
Chapter LXXIX. Table Showing Dates of Admission of the Members of the
Chapter LXXX. England and Russia in Our Civil War and the War Between Russia and Japan
Chapter LXXXI. The Crisis of 1907 and Its Causes. Was President Roosevelt to Blame?
Chapter LXXXII. Our Great American Panics from First to Last
Chapter LXXXIII. Wall Street as It Really Is. A Vindication
Chapter LXXXIV. The Financial and Trade Situation, Past, Present
Chapter LXXXV. American Social Conditions
Chapter LXXXVI. The Financial and Trade Situation and Prospects
Chapter LXXXVII. Peace Assurances from Japan
Chapter LXXXVIII. The Emperor of Japan
Chapter LXXXIX. The National Corporation Problem
Chapter XC. Why I Am an American
Conclusion

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