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The Great Game — The Emergence of Wall Street as a World Power

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The Great Game — The Emergence of Wall Street as a World Power
Full titleThe Great Game: The Emergence of Wall Street as a World Power, 1653–2000
AuthorJohn Steele Gordon
Published1999
Pages319
RecommendedOnce
BuyAmazon
Why it’s on the listJohn Steele Gordon’s history of Wall Street’s rise to world financial power, from 1653 to 2000.

Where I heard about it

  • A Goldman Sachs reading list — listed under Industry Background and Flavor on Goldman’s recommended reading list (from its careers site), shared by @F_Compounders on X, July 2025.

Connections

  • John Steele Gordon — author.
  • Goldman Sachs Recommended reading list… (tweet) — the list this came from.
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