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.
9781591843092 (trade) 159184309X
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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.