The Panic of 1907: Lessons Learned from the Market's 'Perfect Storm'

by Robert F. Bruner
The Panic of 1907: Lessons Learned from the Market's 'Perfect Storm'
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August 31st 2007 by Wiley

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Hardcover, 256 pages

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047015263X    (isbn13: 9780470152638)

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"Before reading The Panic of 1907, the year 1907 seemed like a long time ago and a different world. The authors...more




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Andy
01/25/09
Andy rated it: 3 of 5 stars

Read in January, 2009
This book begins with a great narrative account of the events of the panic, largely focussing on the elderly J.P. Morgan and his heroic efforts to stem the disaster. The last few chapters then step back to analyze the causes of financial panics and demonstrate some parallels between 1907 and the current economic crisis.

It reads as if, in light of current events, the publisher decided to glue an academic paper to the end of a finished pop-history book. A more skillful account might ha...more
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Mary
02/14/09
fbuser1579448582 rated it: 3 of 5 stars

Read in February, 2009
recommends it for: Casual history readers with an interest in economics
As a history of the New York financial markets in October 1907, and specifically J.P. Morgan's actions within them, I thought it was a fine book. It was interesting, and well written (with the possible exception of the awkward second to last chapter), and I learned a lot of new information. Perhaps the author could have showed his bias in favor of Mr. Morgan a little less, but otherwise I enjoyed it. The financial information was accessible and the author kept the jargon to a minimum (most of...more
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Jim
02/26/08
Jim rated it: 4 of 5 stars

Read in September, 2007
I wanted to read this book to gain insight to the current economic situation. The quote from George Santayana, "Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it", is always in the front of my mind. So when the "sub-prime" mess started to hit home (literally), I began to seek out parrallels in history.

This book by authors Robert F. Bruner and Sean D. Carr sheds light on a little studied but dramatic point in our banking/economic history. The work reads ...more
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Wayne
01/29/09
Wayne rated it: 3 of 5 stars

Read in February, 2009
This is another interesting read in the light of the most recent market collapse. The start of the book describes a similar situation that caused WaMu all the troubles. It's good to read the events that followed and how certain figureheads of the time helped to rebuild the economy and the market.
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Tgdelaney
01/03/09
Tgdelaney rated it: 2 of 5 stars

Good for insight into today's mess. We've been this stupid before.
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todd
01/06/08
todd rated it: 4 of 5 stars

Read in January, 2008
This is a wonderful history of one of the worst episodes in U.S. economic history, but it's much more. The authors crisply recount the events, emphasizing the leadership role of J P Morgan, and then devote the end of the book to asking what causes panics and what parallels exist today. A very quick, informative read that would have gotten 5 stars if the writing had been "elegant." Highly recommended.
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William
03/28/08
William rated it: 4 of 5 stars

Read in October, 2007
recommends it for: investors, historians
I wanted to read this book to get a good understanding of our current credit crisis. It is interesting to know that, as much as things have changed over the last 100 years, things are eerily similar in many aspects. This book does a good job of illustrating what happened leading up to and during the crisis.
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Chris
06/10/08
Chris rated it: 4 of 5 stars

Read in July, 2008
The author lays out the people and the actions that lead to the panic of 1907. Lessons of the panic explain a lot of what is going on now in the economy and ways of personally being prepared for the "perfect storm".
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IreneandJohn
10/28/08
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Good book that describes the 1907 Panic and provides a good analysis of financial panics in general. The latter portion of the book is especially good for these trying economic times.

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Curtis
08/17/08
Curtis rated it: 3 of 5 stars

Tells a good story. Perhaps a little too pro-Morgan, and I personally didn't think the insights were all that insightful. But it's short and well written and on an interesting subject.
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ranjit mathoda
03/14/08
ranjit mathoda rated it: 4 of 5 stars

although there were flaws in this book (namely a lack of attention to monetary factors), it was an extensive analysis of the facts surrounding the panic of 1907.
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Jason
10/08/08
Jason rated it: 4 of 5 stars

A breezy read about a financial crisis that looks eerily similar to the current one.
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Deirdre
10/29/08
Deirdre rated it: 3 of 5 stars

Read in October, 2008
and everything old is new again
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