Early printing of this classic biography of daniel drew, the famous wall street speculator. Check out our post on 3ways to research book values online to help determine if you have a book of value. Bouck admitted adding his own voice to help shape the story from the first person. If you discover one then its the equivalent of bilbo baggins finding gollums ring in the depths of the. The erie war was a 19thcentury conflict between american financiers for control of the erie railway company, which owned and operated the erie railroad. Drew, daniel article about drew, daniel by the free dictionary.
Full text of the book of daniel drew internet archive. Bouck white, the book of daniel drew 1910, is a semifictional biography. Originally published in 1910, the book of daniel drew is a true classic of the stock market. Back in 1910, bouck white titillated reformminded american readers with his book of daniel drew, a sensationalized exposas of the man who, along with vanderbilt, gould and fisk, skimmed millions of dollars from the coffers of the expanding steamboat and railroad industries during the 19thcenturys middle decades.
Though nearly half of this endowment was lost when daniel drew faced financial ruin in the 1870s, he continued as a trustee until his death in 1879. Daniel drew 17971879 was one of americas sensational stock manipulators, speculating particularly in erie railroad securities. The book of daniel drew by white 1910 rockwell antiques dallas. He who sells what isnt hisn must buy it back or go to prisn. Told for the most part in his own salty language of his early life as a cattle. The book of daniel drew ifa vintage and current book. These copies are hard to find and most now reside in personal collections around the world. Nov 07, 2011 the book of daniel drew by white, bouck. His career began as a cattle drover and horse trader. The book of daniel drew by bouck white, paperback barnes. Daniel drew danieldrew the united states 526 books. The language of the book is quaint and belongs to an era where there were no automobiles, electricity or phones.
The book of daniel drew 1910 was a study in the psychology of wall street. This was a very interesting book right from the begining. The 1937 movie, the toast of new york starring cary grant, edward arnold, and frances farmer was based on this book and is currently available on dvd. Drew, daniel, 17971879, american railroad speculator, b. He also bought control of the stonington line on long. In his heyday drew played the philanthropist, building methodist churches at carmel and brewster, n. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. An uneducated farm boy from putnam county, new york, he became in turn a successful cattle drover, a circus clown, tavern keeper, a shrewd hudson river steamboat operator, and an unscrupulous speculator. This is a good book, originally published in 1910, for new and old wall streeters who want to read about the stock market game when there were no regulatory authorities and anything could be accomplished. Its a fascinating look at an era in american financial history.
Daniel drew july 29, 1797 september 18, 1879 was an american businessman, steamship. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Uncle danl drew long out of print and virtually unavailable for years, the book of daniel drew is the irresistible story of a country boy who grew up to become wall streets first great speculator. The book of daniel drew by white 1910 rockwell antiques. Basically the stockmarket is a place where fools are separated from their money and this book tells of all the tricks daniel drew and his friends used to rob the unwary public of their money. In 1910, bouck white, a journalist from new york city published the book of daniel drew. Daniel drew has 526 books on goodreads, and is currently reading legend by david gemmell, the white album by joan didion, and selected stories of anton c. Foundations of drews theological seminary gladly laid. A glimpse of the fiskgouldtweed regime from the inside. Buy the book of daniel drew by bouck white online at alibris. The book of daniel drew book by bouck white 14 available. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. I got to be a millionaire afore i knowd it hardly, remarked the wall street financier daniel drew 17971879. Mar 22, 2018 while at holy trinity, white worked on several books.
Its a fascinating look at an era in american financial history whose ethos was anything goes and anything did full text information the book of daniel drew. The assyrian periodwill be briefly examinedin order toreveal babylons rise topower,for it was inthe p ower struggle betweenassyria andbabylon that judahandhence daniel became involved. Bouck claimed his narrative on the life of drew was drawn from fragments of drews own diary. He became a cattle dealer in early life and by 1834 was successful enough to engage in the steamboat business on the hudson, which he developed rapidly. A fascinating story of the mental evasions and feats of ethical juggling of one hopelessly caught in the system. Its made for flies and smaller kind of insects, so to speak, but lets the big bumblebees break through. After a successful career as a cattle trader, drew bought an interest in a new yorktopeekskill steamboat in 1834 and six years later established the peoples line. The worlds most valuable childrens books do you have one. Charles browning bouck white october 20, 1874 january 7, 1951 was a congregational minister, an american socialist, a jesusist, an author, a potter, and a recluse while at holy trinity, white worked on several books.
Built with public funds raised by taxation and on land donated by public officials and private developers, by the middle of the 1850s the railroad was mismanaged and heavily in debt. Quotation given in full when space permits corresponding quotations from daniel. Its a fascinating look at an era in american financial history whose ethos was anything goes and anything did. Description i got to be a millionaire afore i knowd it hardly, remarked the wall street financier daniel drew 17971879. In the 1860s, drew decided to finance a theological school with james mcclintock as its president. Immediately download the daniel drew summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for. All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the. The book of daniel drew hathitrust digital library. Daniel drew, american railway financier of the 19thcentury robber baron era. The book of daniel drew 1910 hardcover by white, bouck, author 4. Vanderbilt, the great bull of his day, and drews financial rival, worked on building companies and stocks and died a wealthy man. Excerpt from the book of daniel drew discussion questions. Drew, daniel article about drew, daniel by the free. Daniel drew, quoted in bouck white, the book of daniel drew 1910.
A new printing clothbound issue, printed photoffset from the 1910 edition, supplemented by a fourpage introductory note by ed dorn. The objection of the son of daniel drew to bouck whites recently published book about his father recalls the suppression in 1877 of the late octavius brooks frothinghams life of gerrit smith. This volume from the cornell university librarys print collections was scanned on an apt bookscan and converted to jpg 2000 format by kirtas technologies. The book of daniel drew the book of daniel drew a glimpse of the fiskgouldtweed regime from the inside by bouck white new york. A more sophisticated account is in julius grodinsky, jay gould. A cattle drover turned wall street banker and broker daniel. Politics and government, accessible book, railroad companies, biography. Based on drews statements, why do you think new yorkers decided to support the civil war effort.
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