Spring 2010

Download Featured Article: "Robbing Peter to Pay Paul: Ponzi Schemes Throughout History"

By Becky Laughner

Also in this Issue:

  • 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.

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

and more...