Every Man a Speculator A History of Wall Street in American Life

Americans have experienced a love-hate relationship with Wall Street for two hundred years. Long an object of suspicion, fear, and even revulsion, the Street eventually came to be seen as an alluring pathway to wealth and freedom. Steve Fraser tells the story of this remarkable transformation in a brilliant, masterfully written narrative filled with colorful tales of confidence men and aristocrats, Napoleonic financiers and reckless adventurers, master builders and roguish destroyers. Penetrating and engrossing, this is an extraordinary work of history that illuminates the values and the character of our nation.Fraser, Steve is the author of 'Every Man a Speculator A History of Wall Street in American Life', published 2006 under ISBN 9780066620497 and ISBN 006662049X.