Sampson Rock of Wall Street

By Edwin Lefèvre and Edwin 1871-1943 Lefevre

Book Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 087034076X
• ISBN13: 9780870340765
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: Fraser Pub Co
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 1.3" x 5.0"

Customer Reviews

Truly a novel. More story here than in "Reminiscences."

Partly inspired by "The Lady and Her Bonds" story from Lefevre's 1901 book "Wall Street Stories." Subtitled "A Novel," because it is. It is longer and more slow-paced with "more story" than is the more popular "Reminiscences of a Stock Operator." I think Sampson Rock and Sam Rock are inspired by JP Morgan and his son Jack, respectively (read Ron Chernow's book "The House of Morgan" for their glum story - a real downer). However, the characters here are much happier than were the Morgans. This is a good read! This is similar to Bouck White's book "The Book of Daniel Drew," except Drew was a complete %$#!@ whereas Sampson Rock and Sam Rock actaully have some heart.