Janet Wallach's 2012 biography of Hetty Green in the context of the Gilded Age — focusing on her life and investing in the context of post-Civil War American finance.
Contextualizes Hetty Green's investing within the Gilded Age political economy — the railroad wars, the bond markets, the masculine financial establishment she operated against — giving historical depth to her story.
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