Populists, Plungers, and Progressives: A Social History of Stock and Commodity Speculation, 1868-1932...

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Cedric B. Cowing

Populists, Plungers, and Progressives

A Social History of Stock and Commodity Speculation, 1868-1932

Cedric B. Cowing

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English

Princeton University Press
28 June 2016

Stocks & shares; Property & real estate

Series: Princeton Legacy Library

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From market memoirs, newspapers, financial journals, and Congressional records, the author has woven a narrative describing the political, social, and economic adjustment of the American people to the speculative machinery that developed between 1868 and the New Deal. The book begins with the struggle of Populist legislators, representing stable farmers, to win a Congressional ban of future commodity trading. Congress failed to act, but anti-speculation, a characteristic of Populism, remained important. In the Progressive era, the stock market rivaled the commodity exchanges for attention. Criticism of market practices was rampant as stories of Plungers spread, but no halt came until the crash. Then New Deal philosophy favored the Progressive faction of the anti-speculators. Originally published in 1965. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions.

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By: Cedric B. Cowing
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 2366
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 425g
ISBN: 9780691648828
ISBN 10: 0691648824
Series: Princeton Legacy Library
Pages: 308
Publication Date: 28 June 2016
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active