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BL
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949369
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b703739
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| Main Entry
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Wright, Robert E., (Robert Eric),1969-
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| Title & Author
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The first Wall Street : : Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, and the birth of American finance /\ Robert E. Wright.
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| Publication Statement
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Chicago :: University of Chicago Press,, ©2005.
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1 online resource (vii, 210 pages)
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| ISBN
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0226910296
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: 9780226910291
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0226910261
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9780226910260
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-196) and index.
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| Contents
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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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| Abstract
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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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New York Stock Exchange
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Philadelphia Stock Exchange
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Stock exchanges-- New York (State)-- New York-- History.
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Stock exchanges-- Pennsylvania-- Philadelphia-- History.
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Stock exchanges-- United States-- History.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Investments Securities-- General.
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Finanzpolitik
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Stock exchanges.
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New York (State), New York.
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Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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332.64/273/09034
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HG5131.P5W75 2005eb
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