Wheels of Fortune: The History of Speculation from Scandal to Respectability

by Charles R. Geisst

Book Overview

An intriguing history of the futures market and speculation From Jay Gould's attempt to corner the gold market in the 1860s to the Hunt brothers' scandalous efforts to control the silver market in the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471212229
• ISBN13: 9780471212225
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.3"