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Exhibits: Scandal!, The Financial Markets
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Themes: 18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century, 21st Century, Crashes and Panics, Financial Markets, Wall Street History
Biographies: David J. Cowen, John E. Herzog, Dr. Richard Sylla, Becky Laughner, Gregory DL Morris

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Financial History, Issue 97

Spring 2010

Robbing Peter to Pay Paul

By Becky Laughner

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Why We Love Scandals, by Marc Hodak

William Duer and America's First Financial Scandal, by David J. Cowen

James Bowie's Louisiana Purchase Fraud and the Monclova Speculations, by Ron Hunka

How to Make a Dead Man: Murder, Fraud and Life Insurance in 19th-Century America, by Sharon Murphy

Political Horse-Trading Produces a "Miracle": A History of the Investment Company Act on its 70th Anniversary, by Matthew P. Fink

J.P. Morgan and the Montana Farming Corporation, by Dan Cooper and Brian Grinder

Book Review: The Grafters of America: Who They Are and How They Work by Clifton R. Wooldridge. Reviewed by Gregory DL Morris.

Book Review: The Day Wall Street Exploded: A Story of America in its First Age of Terror by Beverly Gage. Reviewed by James P. Prout.

Download Magazine Excerpt: "Robbing Peter to Pay Paul: Ponzi Schemes Throughout History" (PDF, 566.10 K)