Crashes and Crises: Lessons from a History of Financial Disasters Episode 7, Holes in the Ground: Mining Stock Frauds Episode 7, Holes in the Ground: Mining Stock Frauds.

Streaming video - 2018

Mining companies were the internet start-ups of the 19th and early 20th centuries, offering a chance to strike it rich - or, more likely, go broke. Focus on the swindling strategy of George Graham Rice, who earned a fortune (and several prison terms) by manipulating mining stock. Discover that Mark Twain and future president Herbert Hoover both had close brushes with shady mining ventures.

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Education films
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : The Great Courses 2018.
2020.
Language
English
Other Authors
The Great Courses (film director), Connel Fullenkamp (actor)
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A Kanopy streaming video
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Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (29 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).