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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Ward, Geoffrey C.     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.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Ward, Geoffrey C.       by title:      A disposition to be ...         MARC Display

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. by 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. Requests:  0 Summary:  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.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library LLH Closed Stacks 974.70309 Ward Wa Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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