Fifty years in Wall Street

Clews

• Publisher: Science & Technology Publishing
• Year: 2025
• eBook ISBN: 9782528121832
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Business Biographies
• Index: Business

Fifty Years in Wall Street by Henry Clews is a fascinating and comprehensive memoir that offers an insider's perspective on the evolution of American finance from the mid-19th to the early 20th century. Drawing from his extensive experience as a prominent banker and broker, Clews provides readers with a vivid account of the dramatic events, influential personalities, and pivotal moments that shaped Wall Street during its formative years. The book delves into the intricacies of stock market speculation, the rise and fall of fortunes, and the machinations of legendary financiers such as Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jay Gould, and Daniel Drew. Clews recounts the booms and panics, the scandals and triumphs, and the relentless pursuit of wealth that defined the era. He also offers practical advice on investment, speculation, and the psychology of markets, making the book both a historical chronicle and a guide for aspiring financiers. Rich with anecdotes, personal observations, and sharp analysis, Fifty Years in Wall Street is not only a valuable historical document but also a timeless exploration of the forces that drive financial markets and human ambition.

Table of contents

• FIFTY YEARS IN WALL STREET
• CONTENTS.
• ILLUSTRATIONS.
• DEDICATION TO THE VETERANS OF WALL STREET,
• INTRODUCTORY. MY PART IN MARKETING THE UNITED STATES CIVIL WAR LOANS.
• CHAPTER I. MY DEBUT IN WALL STREET.
• CHAPTER II. WALL STREET AS A CIVILIZER.
• CHAPTER III. HOW TO MAKE MONEY IN WALL STREET.
• CHAPTER IV. IMPORTANCE OF BUSINESS TRAINING.
• CHAPTER V. PERSONAL HONOR OF WALL STREET MEN.
• CHAPTER VI. WALL STREET DURING THE WAR.
• CHAPTER VII. MORE WAR REMINISCENCES—BRITISH AND NAPOLEONIC DESIGNS.
• CHAPTER VIII FOREIGN INTRIGUES AGAINST AMERICAN LIBERTY.
• CHAPTER IX. SECRETARY CHASE AND THE TREASURY.
• CHAPTER X. THE NATIONAL BANKS.
• CHAPTER XI. THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.
• CHAPTER XII. “CORNERS” AND THEIR EFFECT ON VALUES.
• CHAPTER XIII. THE COMMODORE’S “CORNERS.”
• CHAPTER XIV. DANIEL DREW.
• CHAPTER XV. DREW AND VANDERBILT.
• CHAPTER XVI. DREW AND THE ERIE “CORNERS.”
• CHAPTER XVII. INTERESTING EPISODES IN DREW’S LIFE.
• CHAPTER XVIII. PANICS.—THEIR CAUSES.—HOW FAR PREVENTABLE.
• CHAPTER XIX. OLD TIME PANICS.
• CHAPTER XX. THE TRUE STORY OF BLACK FRIDAY TOLD FOR THE FIRST TIME.
• CHAPTER XXI. CAUSES OF LOSS IN SPECULATION.
• CHAPTER XXII. VILLARD AND HIS SPECULATIONS.
• CHAPTER XXIII. FERDINAND WARD.
• CHAPTER XXIV. HENRY N. SMITH.
• CHAPTER XXV. KEENE’S CAREER.
• CHAPTER XXVI. OUR RAILROAD METHODS.
• CHAPTER XXVII. GEORGIA REPUDIATION BONDS.
• CHAPTER XXVIII. ANDREW JOHNSON’S VAGARIES.
• CHAPTER XXIX. THE DIX CONVENTION.
• CHAPTER XXX. CONSEQUENCES OF THE UTICA (DIX’S) CONVENTION.
• CHAPTER XXXI. GRANT’S SECOND TERM.
• CHAPTER XXXII. THE TWEED RING, AND THE COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY.
• CHAPTER XXXIII. HON. SAMUEL J. TILDEN.
• CHAPTER XXXIV. COMMODORE VANDERBILT. —HOW HIS MAMMOTH FORTUNE WAS ACCUMULATED.
• CHAPTER XXXV. WILLIAM H. VANDERBILT.
• CHAPTER XXXVI. “YOUNG CORNEEL.”
• CHAPTER XXXVII. THE YOUNG VANDERBILTS AND THEIR FORTUNES.
• CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE ROTHSCHILDS.
• CHAPTER XXXIX. TRAVERS.
• CHAPTER XL. CHARLES F. WOERISHOFFER.
• CHAPTER XLI. WOMEN AS SPECULATORS
• CHAPTER XLII. WESTERN MILLIONAIRES IN NEW YORK.
• CHAPTER XLIII. RAILROAD INVESTMENTS.
• CHAPTER XLIV. THE SILVER QUESTION.
• CHAPTER XLV. THE LABOR QUESTION.
• CHAPTER XLVI. AN IMPORTANT SYNOPSIS.
• CHAPTER XLVII. INTERNATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE BARTHOLDI STATUE.
• CHAPTER XLVIII LARGE FORTUNES AND THEIR DISPOSITION.
• CHAPTER XLIX. SOUTHERN AFFAIRS IN SPECULATION.
• CHAPTER L. WESTERN AND SOUTHERN FINANCIAL LEADERS.
• CHAPTER LI. ARBITRATION.
• CHAPTER LII. NEW YORK AS A FINANCIAL CENTRE.
• CHAPTER LIII. EARTHQUAKE THEORIES AND WALL STREET AFFAIRS.
• CHAPTER LIV. AUGUST BELMONT.
• CHAPTER LV. THE SOCIALIST OBJECTIONS TO THE PRESENT ORDER OF SOCIETY EXAMINED.
• CHAPTER LVI. STOCK EXCHANGE CELEBRITIES.
• CHAPTER LVII. A LOOK INTO THE FUTURE.
• CHAPTER LVIII. JAY GOULD.
• CHAPTER LIX. MEN OF MARK.
• CHAPTER LX. JAMES B. AND JOHN H. CLEWS.
• CHAPTER LXI. A REMARKABLE CHAPTER OF HISTORY.
• CHAPTER LXII. BOOMS IN WALL STREET.
• CHAPTER LXIII. A GLIMPSE INTO THE FUTURE.
• CHAPTER LXIV. MY CHRISTMAS ADDRESS TO CUSTOMERS DEC. 24, 1906.
• CHAPTER LXV. EDWARD H. HARRIMAN.
• CHAPTER LXVI. THE UPS AND DOWNS OF WALL STREET.
• CHAPTER LXVII. RECENT WALL STREET BOOMS.
• CHAPTER LXVIII. WALL STREET’S WILD SPECULATION, 1900-1904.
• CHAPTER LXIX. REVIEW OF THE PANIC YEAR, 1903.
• CHAPTER LXX. LEADING WALL STREET EVENTS UP TO THE FALL OF 1907.
• CHAPTER LXXI. THE GREAT CRISIS OF 1907.
• CHAPTER LXXII. THE CAUSES OF THE CRISIS OF 1907.[2]
• CHAPTER LXXIII. RECENT MEN OF MARK.
• CHAPTER LXXIV. NEEDED PUBLICITY AND REFORM IN CORPORATIONS.
• CHAPTER LXXV. THE MONETARY SITUATION AND ITS REMEDIES.[3]
• CHAPTER LXXVI. INDIVIDUALISM VERSUS SOCIALISM.[4]
• CHAPTER LXXVII. GREAT WEALTH AND SOCIAL UNREST.[5]
• CHAPTER LXXVIII. THE FINANCIAL SITUATION.[6]
• CHAPTER LXXIX. Table Showing Dates of Admission of the Members of the
• CHAPTER LXXX. ENGLAND AND RUSSIA IN OUR CIVIL WAR AND THE WAR BETWEEN RUSSIA AND JAPAN.[7]
• CHAPTER LXXXI. THE CRISIS OF 1907 AND ITS CAUSES. WAS PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TO BLAME?[9]
• CHAPTER LXXXII. OUR GREAT AMERICAN PANICS FROM FIRST TO LAST.
• CHAPTER LXXXIII. WALL STREET AS IT REALLY IS. A VINDICATION.
• CHAPTER LXXXIV. THE FINANCIAL AND TRADE SITUATION, PAST, PRESENT
• CHAPTER LXXXV. AMERICAN SOCIAL CONDITIONS.[11]
• CHAPTER LXXXVI. THE FINANCIAL AND TRADE SITUATION AND PROSPECTS.[12]
• CHAPTER LXXXVII. PEACE ASSURANCES FROM JAPAN.
• CHAPTER LXXXVIII. THE EMPEROR OF JAPAN.
• CHAPTER LXXXIX. THE NATIONAL CORPORATION PROBLEM.[13]
• CHAPTER XC. WHY I AM AN AMERICAN.
• CONCLUSION.