
1 Season
24 Episode
Crashes and Crises: Lessons from a History of Financial Disasters - Season 1 Episode 7 Holes in the Ground: Mining Stock Frauds
Mining companies were the internet start-ups of the 19th and early 20th centuries, offering a chance to strike it rich—or, more likely, go broke. Focus on the swindling strategy of George Graham Rice, who earned a fortune (and several prison terms) by manipulating mining stock. Discover that Mark Twain and future president Herbert Hoover both had close brushes with shady mining ventures.
- Year: 2018
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- Studio: The Great Courses
- Keyword: depression, recession, great depression, crash, economics
- Director: Connel Fullenkamp
- Cast: Connel Fullenkamp


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