The First Wall Street: Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, and the Birth of American Finance

by Robert E. Wright

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226910261
• ISBN13: 9780226910260
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.7" x 9.2"