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100 1 _aJackson, Frederick
245 1 2 _aA Week in Wall Street :
_bBy One Who Knows
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2020-05-03
508 _aProduced by Quentin Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"A Week in Wall Street" by Frederick Jackson is a satirical account written in the early 19th century. The work delves into the intricacies and moral dilemmas of the financial world, particularly focusing on the practice of stock trading and the behaviors of brokers and investors in Wall Street. Through its various characters and events, the book seeks to highlight the speculative nature of financial enterprises and the often dubious ethics involved. At the start of the narrative, the author introduces the historical context of Wall Street, detailing its transformation from a defensive city wall to a bustling financial hub. The main character, Mr. Jacob Broker, sets up an office in this area, symbolizing the rise of brokers and joint-stock companies. The opening chapters outline how brokers manipulate stock prices for profit while being indifferent to the financial ruin they may cause among their clients. The author uses humor and irony to comment on the moral failures of individuals involved in these transactions, setting the tone for a critical exploration of the banking and financial systems of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aWall Street (New York, N.Y.)
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62012
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