Fifty Years In Wall Street By: Henry Clews

Author: Henry Clews
Narrated by: Ax Norman

The definitive look at Wall Street in the 19th Century

Perhaps the 19th century’s best book on Wall Street, Fifty Years in Wall Street provides a fascinating look at the financial markets during a period of rapid economic expansion. Henry Clews was a giant figure in finance at that time, and his firsthand account brings this colorful era to life like never before. He reveals shocking stories of political and economic manipulation and how he helped bring down the mighty Boss Tweed. He writes eloquently about the madness of the markets and how the era’s greatest speculators amassed their fortunes. This book provides an expansive view of Wall Street in an era of little regulation, rampant political corruption, and rapid financial change.

Henry Clews was born in England in 1836 and emigrated to the United States in 1850. In 1859, he cofounded what became the second largest marketer of federal bonds during the Civil War. Later, he organized the “Committee of 70,” which deposed the corrupt Tweed Ring in New York City, and served as an economic consultant to President Ulysses Grant.

5.7M	01. My Debut in Wall Street.mp3
4.1M	02. How to Make Money in Wall Street.mp3
6.4M	03. Causes of Loss in Speculation.mp3
3.3M	04. Wall Street During the War.mp3
16M	05. My Part in Marketing the United States Civil War Loans.mp3
5.1M	06. Secretary Chase and the Treasury.mp3
7.5M	07. ''Corners'' and Their Effect on Values.mp3
7.0M	08. The Commodore's ''Corners''.mp3
7.1M	09. Drew and the Erie ''Corners''.mp3
12M	10. Panics-Their Causes-How Far Preventable.mp3
3.2M	11. Old Time Panics.mp3
15M	12. The True Story of Black Friday Told for the First Time.mp3
9.2M	13. Our Great American Panics from First to Last.mp3
11M	14. Booms in Wall Street.mp3
14M	15. Wall Street's Wild Speculation, 1900-1904.mp3
13M	16. The Ups and Downs of Wall Street.mp3
14M	17. Grant's Second Term.mp3
6.2M	18. The Tweed Ring, and the Committee of Seventy.mp3
6.9M	19. Daniel Drew.mp3
7.5M	20. Interesting Episodes in Drew's Life.mp3
15M	21. William H. Vanderbilt.mp3
8.1M	22. ''Young Corneel''.mp3
6.0M	23. Drew and Vanderbilt.mp3
33M	24. Jay Gould.mp3
8.5M	25. Keene's Career.mp3
4.0M	26. Villard and his Speculations.mp3
4.8M	27. Ferdinand Ward.mp3
4.3M	28. Henry N. Smith.mp3
9.6M	29. Charles F. Woerishoffer.mp3
1.7M	30. Why I Am an American.mp3
265M	total