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The First Wall Street

by Robert E. Wright

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When Americans think of finance, they think of Wall Street. However, during the dawn of the republic, Philadelphia was the financial hub. Robert Wright recounts the history of Chestnut Street and its forgotten role in the birth of the American economy.

Investments & SecuritiesManagementPhiladelphia Stock ExchangeBusinessGeneralNew York Stock ExchangeStock exchangesHistoryBUSINESS & ECONOMICSFinanzpolitikEconomic HistoryFinance