The Philadelphia Stock Exchange and the City It Made

by Dominic James Vitiello Jr. and George E. Thomas

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange and the City It Made recounts the history of America's first stock exchange and the ways it shaped the growth and decline of the city around it. Founded in 1790, the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, its member firms, and the companies they financed had profound impacts on the city's place in the world economy. At its start, the exchange and its members helped spur the development of the early United States, its...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812242246
• ISBN13: 9780812242249
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.1"