Chapman, Peter, 1948-

The last of the imperious rich : Lehman Brothers, 1844-2008 / Lehman Brothers, 1844-2008 Peter Chapman. - New York : Portfolio, 2010. - 308 p ; 24 cm.



Alabama fever -- It's all over -- Stuff of dreams -- Flying -- Crash -- A little news and a little noise -- Aristocrat of the autocrats -- Traders -- Call me Dick -- Sad in some respects.

Traces the history of Lehman Brothers from its nineteenth-century founding through its bankruptcy in 2008, examining the brokering firm's early days in Alabama, and describing the individuals who ran the firm.



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Stockbrokers--United States.
Investment banking--History.--New York (State)--New York
Finance--History.--New York (State)--New York
Bankruptcy--United States.
Business failures--United States.
Stockbrokers--United States.
Banks and banking--History.--New York (N.Y.)
Finance--History.--New York (N.Y.)
Bankruptcy--United States.
Business failures--United States.

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