The Money Changers (Paperback)

In the early part of the twentieth century, Upton Sinclair earned a reputation as a prolific writer, committed socialist, and political activist. He gained enormous popularity when his eloquent 1906 novel "The Jungle" exposed conditions in the U.S. meat-packing industry, and years later, he earned a Pulitzer Prize for his series tale, "Dragon's Teeth." In "The Money""Changers, " Sinclair explores the Wall Street panic of 1907 in novel form, exposing greed and corruption within the American system. Originally published a century ago, it's a cautionary tale with a theme that could have been ripped from today's headlines.
Allan Montague is a prosperous New York lawyer trying to help an old friend from Mississippi who's just moved to the city. Young widow Lucy Dupree, whose beauty makes men's hearts skip a beat, is eager to move forward and establish herself in the right social circles. As a favor, Montague offers to help Lucy sell a block of stock. But with that one transaction, they unwittingly become tangled in a web of unscrupulous power brokers who've concocted a daring scheme to manipulate the stock market for personal gain. If their plan succeeds, a rival trust company will fall, sparking a Wall Street bloodbath . . . and financial chaos throughout the world

General

Imprint:	Dover Publications Inc.
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2009
First published:	2009
Authors:	Upton Sinclair
Dimensions:	217 x 161 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	192
ISBN-13:	978-0-486-46917-1
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > General Books > Fiction > Special features > Classic fiction
LSN:	0-486-46917-4
Barcode:	9780486469171

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