To Make a Killing: Arthur Cutten, the Man Who Ruled the Markets

by Robert Stephens

One of the wildest, most spectacular decades in American history, the 1920s were a period of unprecedented growth and mass consumerism. In the New Era, people drank in speakeasies, danced to jazz, idolized gangsters, and bet their life savings on stocks. Born and raised in a small Canadian town, Arthur Cutten went to Chicago in 1890 with ninety dollars to his name. Through utter ruthlessness, he amassed a fortune trading in grain futures and stocks...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0228020301
• ISBN13: 9780228020301
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 9.1"