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Ward, Geoffrey C.
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Ward, Ferdinand De Wilton, 1851-1925.
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 -- Friends and associates.
Ward, F. De W. (Ferdinand De Wilton), 1812-1891.
Capitalists and financiers -- United States -- Biography.
Swindlers and swindling -- United States -- Biography.
Financial crises -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Ponzi schemes -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century.
Children of clergy -- New York (State) -- Biography.
Rochester (N.Y.) -- Biography.
New York (N.Y.) -- Biography.
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A disposition to be ...
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A disposition to be rich : how a small-town pastor's son ruined an American president, brought on a Wall Street crash, and made himself the best-hated man in the United States / Geoffrey C. Ward.
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Ward, Geoffrey C.
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.
Subjects
Ward, Ferdinand De Wilton, 1851-1925.
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 -- Friends and associates.
Ward, F. De W. (Ferdinand De Wilton), 1812-1891.
Capitalists and financiers -- United States -- Biography.
Swindlers and swindling -- United States -- Biography.
Financial crises -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Ponzi schemes -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century.
Children of clergy -- New York (State) -- Biography.
Rochester (N.Y.) -- Biography.
New York (N.Y.) -- Biography.
ISBN:
9780679445302 :
0679445307
Description:
418 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Edition:
1st ed.
Contents:
Pt. 1. The puritan. The higher calling ; Labouring in hope ; Chastened and sanctified -- Pt. 2. One of the worst boys. A contest for principle & truth ; The triumph of the monster, "War" -- Suspected of evil -- Pt. 3. The young Napoleon of finance. The avaricious spirit -- The bonanza man -- The imaginary business -- Tears of grateful joy -- The end has come -- Pt. 4. The best hated man in the United States. A magnificent and audacious swindle -- A verdict at last -- The model prisoner -- All that loved me are in heaven -- Pt. 5. The loving father. Driven to desperation ; The kidnapping -- Epilogue.
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Documents the story of Gilded Age con artist Ferdinand Ward, recounting how his large-scale pyramid operation and other sensational schemes triggered one of the greatest financial scandals in American history.
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Hawaii State Library
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974.70309 Ward Wa
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