Author Description

This unique book should appeal to anyone with an interest in investing and the stock market. It is a collection of categorized quotes by 19th century authors on the stock market. Unlike other histories of the stock market that have relied upon relatively few 19th century books, the source of the quotes in this text is a comprehensive set of books on investing and the stock market that were published in the United States. The quotes are not only interesting in their own rights, but they also serve in many cases as the antecedents of contemporary thinking by current stock market experts. The text includes a brief history of Wall Street and the New York Stock Exchange as well as an analysis of 19th century advice in the twenty-first century. Readers should find the book both informative and fun!