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Financial
history
The magazine of the
Museum of American Finance
in association with
the Smithsonian Institution
Issue 123 • Fall 2017
(ISSN 1520-4723)
IN THIS ISSUE
FEATURES
12 Where Are They Now?
The syndicate of the Ford Motor Company IPO of 1956.
By Susie Pak
Kristin Aguilera
Editor
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD
Howard A. Baker, Esq.
Howard Baker Associates
Lawrence A. Cunningham
16 Mobilizing US Business for the Great War
A century ago, industry geared up for US entry into World War I.
By Michael A. Martorelli
The George Washington University
Brian Grinder
Eastern Washington University
Bradley Jones
International Monetary Fund
Gregory DL Morris
Freelance Journalist
20 From Head Shops to Whole Foods
The rise and fall of activist entrepreneurs.
By Joshua Clark Davis
Arthur W. Samansky
The Samansky Group
Bob Shabazian
American Stock Exchange (ret.)
Myles Thompson
Columbia Business School Publishing
Robert E. Wright
Augustana University
24 Colonel James Swan: Forgotten Financier
Profile of the little-known, but colorful 18th century financier
who helped bail out the US debt witih France.
By Damien Cregeau
Jason Zweig
The Wall Street Journal
ART DIRECTION
Alan Barnett Design
28 Tracking Stocks
The rise, fall and revival of Martin Ginsburg’s 1984 financial innovation.
By Lawrence A. Cunningham and Patrick T. Brennan
MUSEUM STAFF
David J. Cowen, President/CEO
Kristin Aguilera, Deputy Director
Tony Critelli, Accountant
Maura Ferguson, Director of Exhibits
Chris Meyers, Director of Education
Sarah Poole, Collections Manager
Linda Rapacki, Managing Director
of Visitor Services and Operations
Mindy Ross, Director, External Relations
32 The Four Horsemen of American Finance
Reflecting on the world’s most important financial instruments.
By Joshua Tobias Herbstman
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