Pre-Owned Inside Wall Street: Continuity and Change in the Financial District by Robert Sobel (Hardcover)

Inside Wall Street: Continuity and Change in the Financial District by Robert Sobel offers a highly readable account that captures the atmosphere, excitement, and personalities of Wall Street for a century, from 1877 to 1977. This insightful book focuses on new interest groups that arose to rival traditional ones, describing and analyzing the challenges that developed and how they were met. Robert Sobel puts the turmoil in perspective with capsule histories of the origins of the stock exchange, investment banking, and mutual funds, making it a compelling read for anyone interested in financial history.