It is the turn of the 20th century. There are 8,000 automobiles on the road and one million miles of telephone wire strung. The New York Stock Exchange is now over 80 years old with 500,000 shares exchanging hands each day (today there are over two billion shares traded daily). Listen and learn how banks, trust companies, and the wealthiest Americans operated in the wild west of financial markets.
In season one, episode one we discuss:

The NYSE in 1900

Trust companies

The Northern Pacific battle

The banking system

Major events in 1900, 1901, and 1902


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