A disposition to be rich : how a small-town pastor's son ruined an American president, brought on a Wall Street crash, and made himself the best-hated man in the United States
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CT275.W2752 W37 2012
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418 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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40020860151, 99948740284

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"This is a Borzoi book"--Title page verso.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-399).
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Documents the story of Gilded Age con artist Ferdinand Ward, recounting how his large-scale pyramid operation and other sensational schemes triggered one of the greatest financial scandals in American history.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Ward, G. C. (2012). A disposition to be rich: how a small-town pastor's son ruined an American president, brought on a Wall Street crash, and made himself the best-hated man in the United States . Alfred A. Knopf.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ward, Geoffrey C. 2012. A Disposition to Be Rich: How a Small-town Pastor's Son Ruined an American President, Brought On a Wall Street Crash, and Made Himself the Best-hated Man in the United States. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ward, Geoffrey C. A Disposition to Be Rich: How a Small-town Pastor's Son Ruined an American President, Brought On a Wall Street Crash, and Made Himself the Best-hated Man in the United States New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Ward, G. C. (2012). A disposition to be rich: how a small-town pastor's son ruined an american president, brought on a wall street crash, and made himself the best-hated man in the united states. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Ward, Geoffrey C. A Disposition to Be Rich: How a Small-town Pastor's Son Ruined an American President, Brought On a Wall Street Crash, and Made Himself the Best-hated Man in the United States Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.

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