PARKER, John Lloyd.

£775 · Offered by Peter Harrington · No longer available

Unmasking Wall Street. First edition, signed by the author on the title page, of this entertaining exposé of financial malpractice.1932 marked the year that the Pecora Commission was established by the US Senate to investigate the causes of the Wall Street crash. Parker's opinions are clear: he writes that "the first prominent resident of [Wall] Street was Captain Kidd, the pirate. He lived too soon, and was hanged. Had he been alive in more recent times, he doubtless would have graced the chairs of many a board of directors" (pp. 1-2).

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