How Long to Read Ten Years in Wall Street

How Long Does it Take to Read Ten Years in Wall Street?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 59 minutes to read Ten Years in Wall Street by William Worthington Fowler

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Then, as now, fortunes could be made and lost on Wall Street in the blink of an eye. In Ten Years in Wall Street, first published in 1870, William Worthington Fowler describes the life of the pioneers of the stock market between 1855 and 1870. As well as a personal narrative, it is a history of the economy, the stock market, and the people that were its lifeblood during these years. Detailed portraits of numerous larger than life characters emerge, including such titanic figures as Cornelius Vanderbilt and Daniel Drew. While in the military sphere battles between the Union and the Confederacy raged, the financial battles between the "bears" and the "bulls" were no less violent and unlike the Civil War, did not end in 1865. Instead of Gettysburg and Shiloh, their battlegrounds were the stocks of Erie, Rock Island, and above all, gold. These companies and commodities acquire a life of their own in Fowler's narrative. Throughout Fowler never fails to make clear the risky nature of speculation that is at once its appeal and the downfall of many Wall Street men. Fowler himself was not immune to the temptations of greed - investing more into stocks when it would have been better to leave with his profits, and unable to resist the siren call of an informer's "point". For those interested in the stock market, Ten Years in Wall Street cannot fail to entertain and inform. Many of the lessons he recounts are still applicable today: Buy only on the amplest margins. Be an occasional and not a constant operator. Cut short your losses, and let your profits run. Never sell what you have not got. Ten Years in Wall Street is an invaluable guide for any investor. William Worthington Fowler (1833-1881) was a trader on Wall Street from until 1870. After leaving his career as a speculator, he took up writing and published Woman on the American Frontier in 1877 as well as Ten Years in Wall Street. For details of other books published by Albion Press go to the website at www.albionpress.co.uk. Albion Press is an imprint of Endeavour Press, the UK's leading independent digital publisher. For more information on our titles please sign up to our newsletter at www.endeavourpress.com. Each week you will receive updates on free and discounted ebooks. Follow us on Twitter: @EndeavourPress and on Facebook via http://on.fb.me/1HweQV7. We are always interested in hearing from our readers. Endeavour Press believes that the future is now.

How long is Ten Years in Wall Street?

Ten Years in Wall Street by William Worthington Fowler is 348 pages long, and a total of 89,784 words.

This makes it 117% the length of the average book. It also has 110% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Ten Years in Wall Street Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 10 minutes to read Ten Years in Wall Street aloud.

What Reading Level is Ten Years in Wall Street?

Ten Years in Wall Street is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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