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The Gold Ring: Jim Fisk, Jay Gould, and Black Friday, 1869
The Gold Ring Jim Fisk Jay Gould and Black Friday 1869
Author: Kenneth D. Ackerman
In September 1869, two young speculators, Jay Gould and Jim Fisk, Jr., undertook perhaps the most audacious financial operation in American history ? the cornering of the national gold supply. Fisk and Gould manipulated prices to the point that legitimate commerce froze to a halt. When the federal Treasury finally broke the corner on Black Fri...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781619450059
ISBN-10: 1619450054
Publication Date: 12/6/2011
Pages: 368
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Publisher: Viral History Press LLC
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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