1875 – Hundred Thousand Dollars in Gold | Gilded Age Finance & Wealth Management

A Hundred Thousand Dollars in Gold is an extensive 1875 wealth-management survey by George P Burnham. This book offers commentary on market fluctuations and the hazards of speculations, the importance of gold, advice on gaining wealth, and the effects of the New York Great Fire on the American economy. Other notable topics include financial sketches on some of the wealthiest Americans including Morris Dean, P.T. Barnum, and Cornelius Vanderbilt.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Hundred Thousand Dollars in Gold. How to Make It
• Author(s): Geo. P. Burnham
• Publisher: Springfield, Mass., W.J. Holland
• Edition: First Edition. 1875.
• Binding: Cloth hardcover
• Format: (8vo), single volume
• Size:  8 in x 5 in (20 cm x 12.7 cm)
• Collation: xiv, [1], 17-407 pp
• Contents Include:
  • Value and philosophy of gold
  • Market speculation and financial restraint
  • The Great Fire in New York
  • Profiles of Cornelius Vanderbilt, Morris Dean, and P.T. Barnum

Condition:

Very Good. Original green cloth binding remains tight and secure with stamped decoration intact. Gilt page edges show fading. Text block complete with normal age wear and no missing pages noted.

Why Collect This?

• Gilded Age American financial literature
• Appeals to collectors of American economic history

Item Number: #50105