Fall 2004

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By Kathleen A. Graham

Also in this Issue:

  • The Great Crash of 1929 at Seventy-Five, by Richard Sylla
  • The Salt of the Earth: How Syracuse Made New York City the Capital of the World, by Gregory DL Morris
  • The Life of the Party: Paying for Political Conventions, from 1831 to Today, by Claudia La Rocco.
  • Bernard Baruch: The Baron of Howcaw, by Sanford J. Mock
  • The Rise and Fall of W.T. Grant, by Bruce Weitzman
  • Identity Crisis: The Personal and Financial Implications of the Internet's Most Prolific Crime, by Tamar Anolic
  • Educators' Perspective: Overcoming Resistance to Life Insurance in the 19th Century, by Brian Grinder and Dan Cooper
  • Book Review: Alexander Hamilton, by Ron Chernow

Winter 2025

Financial History, Issue 152

In this issue:

  • “Rediscovering an American Treasure: The True Value of Hetty Green’s Legacy,” by Bethany Bengtson and Mark J. Higgins
  • “Dance of the Millions: The Great Sugar Bull Market of 1915–1920 and the Subsequent Catastrophic Collapse,” by Daniel C. Munson
  • “70 Years of Organized Labor Unions: The Emergence of the AFL-CIO,” by Michael A. Martorelli

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