Ultimate Folly : The Rises and Falls of Whitaker Wright

ISBN

9781785903786

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$29.95

Author	Macrory, Henry
Format	Trade Cloth
Details	Dimensions:9.5" x 6.4" x 1.2" Status:Active Record Product Type:Individual Title Copyright Year:2018 Number of Pages:356 Illustrated:Yes Carton Qty:12 LC Classification Number:HV6692

Whitaker Wright began life as an impoverished English preacher before making his first fortune floating silver mines on the US stock market. He made and lost more than one fortune before a final, huge loss on the last trading day of 1899. Other infamous swindlers have followed in Wright's footsteps, but, for sheer daring and shamelessness, none have surpassed him.