The Gold Ring
Subtitle: Jim Fisk, Jay Gould, and Black Friday, 1869
Publisher: Carroll & Graf
Published: December 20, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 342
ISBN-13: 9780786714421
Subjects: American history; American history: c 1500 to c 1800; American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Investment & securities; c 1800 to c 1900; Investment Finance; U.S. History - Late 19th Century (1877-1900); History; History - U.S.; History: American; USA; Commodities; Economic History; United States - 19th Century; History / United States / General; Criminals & Outlaws; United States - General; 19th century; Commodity exchanges; Gold; Prices; Speculation; United States
First sentence: On Monday morning, March 2, 1868, The New York Times carried a dispatch from Galveston, Texas, on the western frontier.