XX. JAY COOKE CARRIES ON

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ILLUSTRATIONS xi
4. EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION xiii
5. AUTHOR’S PREFACE xvii
6. I. A SON OF THE FRONTIER 3
7. II. JAY COOKE'S BANKING INHERITANCE 21
8. III. A BROKER'S CLERK 35
9. IV. PARTNER IN E. W. CLARK & CO., 1843–1857 48
10. V. E. W. CLARK & CO. IN THE INVESTMENT BUSINESS 64
11. VI. THE BANKER TURNS TO TRANSPORTATION 1858-1860 84
12. VII. JAY COOKE & CO. AND EARLY CIVIL WAR FINANCE, 1861-1862 96
13. VIII. THE SALE OF THE FIVE-TWENTIES AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL BANKING SYSTEM 119
14. IX. JAY COOKE AND LATER WAR FINANCE 1863-1865 152
15. XI. JAY COOKE AND POST-WAR FINANCIAL POLITICS 1865-1869 198
16. XII. DEALING IN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES 1865-1869 216
17. XIII. JAY COOKE'S OTHER BUSINESS INTERESTS 1865-1869 237
18. XIV. ENTERING NORTHERN PACIFIC FINANCE 254
19. XV. THE NORTHERN PACIFIC UNDER WAY 1870 280
20. XVI. REORGANIZATION AND EXPANSION OF JAY COOKE'S BANKING BUSINESS, 1870-1871 302
21. XVII. THE NORTHERN PACIFIC BOND CAMPAIGN OF JAY COOKE & CO. IN 1871 328
22. XVIII. INCREASING DIFFICULTIES WITH THE NORTHERN PACIFIC IN 1872 359
23. XIX. THE FALL OF THE BANKING HOUSE OF JAY COOKE, 1872-1873 383
24. XX. JAY COOKE CARRIES ON 412
25. REFERENCES AND NOTES 437
26. INDEX 499