The Grain Traders: The Story of the Chicago Board of Trade
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The first complete history of the Chicago Board of Trade and its pioneer grain traders. It is a fascinating and colorful story told through the personalities of adventuresome, gambling men in pursuit of unlimited wealth. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
Why it’s great
Long before electronic markets, fortunes in grain were won and lost on a noisy trading floor in Chicago. This colorful history tells that story through the bold, gambling personalities who built the Chicago Board of Trade and pioneered commodity trading. For students curious about how food becomes a market, it's a lively introduction to the people and ideas that shaped modern agricultural commerce.
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