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

Name: First Wall Street Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, and the Birth of American Finance
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ISBN: 9780226910260

ISBN-10: 0226910261

ISBN-13: 9780226910260

Edition: 2005

Authors: Robert E. Wright

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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 first stock exchange in the nation was founded there in 1790, and around it the bustling thoroughfare known as Chestnut Street was home to the nation's most powerful financial institutions. "The First Wall Street recounts the fascinating history of Chestnut Street and its forgotten role in the birth of American finance. According to Robert E. Wright, Philadelphia, known for its cultivation of liberty and freedom, blossomed into a financial epicenter during the nation's colonial period. The…

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List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 12/1/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 218
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Acknowledgments



Of Financial Markets and Marketplaces



Colonial Precedents



Revolutionary Developments



Money, Money, Money



Hamilton’s Vision



Hazardous Voyages



Building Nest Eggs and Homes



Transportation Elation



Philadelphia’s Finest



Wall Street Ascendant



Legacy of Growth


Notes


Index