Jay Gould, Jim Fisk, and the Great Gold Corner of 1869

Jay Gould, Jim Fisk, and the Great Gold Corner of 1869

Location:	New York, United States
Lecture Date:	2006-05-11 (Archive)
Date Submitted:	2006-05-03
Announcement ID:	150826

Thursday, May 11, 2006, 6:30 pm

A discussion about one of the most audacious schemes in Wall Street history: the cornering of the gold supply. Featuring Kenneth D. Ackerman, author of The Gold Ring: Wall Street's Swindle of the Century and Its Most Scandalous Crash—Black Friday, 1869, and A. George Gero, Senior Vice President of RBC Dain Rauscher and Vice President of RBC Capital Markets Global Futures. $12 (members, students, educators, seniors $6) Charge your order to Visa, Mastercard or American Express. Advance payment is required to guarantee seating.

The New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West at 77th St (NYC).
To reserve tickets, call (212) 485-9205.
Visit the website at http://www.nyhistory.org

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