Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-196) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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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.
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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.
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Title
First Wall Street.
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9780226910260
CORPORATE BODY NAME USED AS SUBJECT
New York Stock Exchange
Philadelphia Stock Exchange
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Stock exchanges-- New York (State)-- New York-- History.
Stock exchanges-- Pennsylvania-- Philadelphia-- History.
Stock exchanges-- United States-- History.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Investments & Securities-- General.