Blue Skies and Boiler Rooms: Buying and Selling Securities in Canada, 1870-1940

Chris Armstrong

Published by University of Toronto Press 1997

Blue Skies and Boiler Rooms

Buying and Selling Securities in Canada, 1870-1940

Chris Armstrong

In the series Heritage

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442656345

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About this book

Blue Skies and Boiler Rooms describes the evolution of the securities market in Canada, from the onset of trading, through the boom of the 1920s and the depression of the 1930s, to the outbreak of the Second World War.

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Armstrong Chris :

Christopher Armstrong is a professor emeritus in the Department of History at York University and the author or co-author of ten books.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. Beginnings Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
2. Selling Stuff Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
3. The Development of the Exchanges Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	42
4. Blue Skies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	63
5. War Clouds Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	73
6. Highbinders and Re-Loaders Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	91
7. Fighting Fraud Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
8. Crash Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	142
9. Into the Depths Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	171
10. The Ordeal of F.H. Deacon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	184
11. Reform Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	213
12. Challenges Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	237
13. Revival Stalled Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	258
14. Uncertainty Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	286
Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	301
APPENDIX: Volume of Securities Traded on Canadian Stock Exchanges, 1901-1936 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	305
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	319
Photo Credits Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	376
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	377

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 418
Illustrations
- Other: 22 b&w illustrations

eBook

Published: December 15, 1997
ISBN: 9781442656345