Description: Scarce 1927 hardcover copy of "John Muir of Wall Street: A Story of Thrift" by O. Muriel Fuller, illustrated. In good condition with wear consistent with age. Dustjacket has noticeable "wear and tear" with numerous small rips, chips, nicks along jacket edges and corners - see photos. Some light swaths of rub marks/spot stains on rear jacket. Bottom edge of spine chipped. The boards are very nice - clean and sharp and free of any noticeable wear. A very small number (a couple) instances of an "uncut" page, where two pages are stuck uncut and fused together from the the printing process, but majority of pages unaffected. Text in excellent condition. A very nice copy for its age. John Muir was a working-class Canadian who became a railroad executive and went on to achieve great success trading odd-lots on the New York Stock Exchange.John Muir was born in Canada to a family of modest means. However, by the time he had reached adulthood, he found his way into the railroad industry. In 1871, he worked with Kansas Pacific while Kansas was being cleared of buffalo. Later, he moved on the the Northern Pacific Railway to work on their projects in Portland. This work clearly shows the rapidly expanding railroad industry at the time, the climate of the Old West, and the opportunities that were available Muir as a result of his involvement. While Muir began as a worker, he was an executive by the time he finished with the industry. Eventually, he was drawn to New York, where he began trading in so-called “odd-lots.” He established a new system of handling stocks and bonds in small quantities—a highly lucrative pursuit that quickly became popular. This system proved revolutionary for American finance and earned many men their fortunes. John Muir and Wall Street is one of the quintessential pre-Crash biographies and shows how many Wall Street speculators made their fortunes through a combination of intelligence, ingenuity, and good luck.
Price: 149.99 USD
Location: Stony Brook, New York
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket
Author: Fuller, O. Muiriel
Publisher: New York: Knickerbocker Press
Topic: Railroads, Stock Market, Investing, Northern Pacific
Subject: Stock Market, Investor, Railroad, Kansas Pacific, Northern
Character Family: None
Year Printed: 1927
Original/Facsimile: Original
