Writer: Robert Sloan
Publisher:  McGraw-Hill
Number Of Pages:  272
Publication Date:   2010
ISBN: 978-0-07-163687-2


CONTENTS
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xix
Chapter | 1 The Great Debate: 1790–1800 1
Chapter | 2 Wall Street and Main Street: The
Populist Argument Is Born: 1830–1907 17
Chapter | 3 Congress Attacks the Money Trusts:
1907–1920 27
Chapter | 4 The Markets Before and After 1929 39
Chapter | 5 A Lurid Tale of Blackmail, Spies,
and Lies: 1932 49
Chapter | 6 Mr. Whitney Heads to Washington: 1932 63
Chapter | 7 The First Prime Broker Was Actually
the NYSE 85
Chapter | 8 The Senate Tries Again with the
Pecora Commission: 1932–1941 97
Chapter | 9 United States v. Henry S. Morgan:
1947–1953 115
Chapter | 10 Yesterday as the Day Before:
1987–Present 123
Epilogue 141
Appendix: New York Times Articles 161
• “Vote Wide Inquiry on Short Selling”
March 4, 1932 163
• “Bears Planned Raid, Senators
Were Told”
April 9, 1932 166
• “Bear Raid Inquiry Opens”
April 11, 1932 169
• “List of Shorts on the Stock Exchange
on April 8 as Given Out by the Senate”
April 21, 1932 177
Glossary 179
Notes 191
References 205
Index 233