TY - BOOK AU - Wright,Robert E. TI - The first Wall Street: Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, and the birth of American finance SN - 0226910261 (alk. paper) AV - HG5131.P5 W75 2005 U1 - 332.64/273/09034 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Chicago PB - University of Chicago Press KW - Stock exchanges KW - Pennsylvania KW - Philadelphia KW - History KW - New York (State) KW - New York KW - United States N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-196) and index; Of financial markets and marketplaces -- Colonial precedents -- Revolutionary developments -- Money, money, money -- Hamilton's vision -- Hazardous voyages -- Building nest eggs and homes -- Transportation elation -- Philadelphia's finest -- Wall Street ascendant -- Legacy of growth UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0510/2005009428.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0622/2005009428-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0622/2005009428-d.html ER -