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Jubilee Jim Fisk and the great Civil War score: In 1865, a failed stockbroker tries to pull off one of the boldest financial schemes in American history: the original big short.
(2020)
Abstract
Midnight, April 2, 1865
IT HAD BEEN A LONG SATURDAY NIGHT for James Fisk Jr. His unkempt blond hair marked the hours he had been running his hands through it, while his waffle-weave suit struggled to hold in his girth. Bones of Fisk’s food of choice — turkey—— were strewn about. As the clock rounded midnight, and Fisk rattled his many rings against the desk, he started to wonder whether tonight was the night. Maybe he should have just had a good sleep and come to the telegraph office in the morning.
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Publication Date
April 22, 2020
Citation Information
Thomson, DK. (2020, April 22). Jubilee Jim Fisk and the great Civil War score:
In 1865, a failed stockbroker tries to pull off one of the boldest financial schemes in American history: the original big short. Boston Globe. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/04/22/magazine/jubilee-jim-fisk-great-civil-war-score/?event=event12