Financial History Issue 125 (Spring 2018) | Page 4

Financial
history
The magazine of the
Museum of American Finance
in association with
the Smithsonian Institution
Issue 125 • Spring 2018
(ISSN 1520-4723)
Kristin Aguilera
IN THIS ISSUE
FEATURES
13 The Bitcoin Premonition
Lessons about modern-day cryptocurrencies can
be learned from historical bubbles and manias.
  By Edward Chancellor
Editor
Howard A. Baker, Esq.
Howard Baker Associates
Lawrence A. Cunningham
The George Washington University
Brian Grinder
Eastern Washington University
Bradley Jones
17 Wall Street’s “Weak Link”
Profile of William Heath, one of
Wall Street’s brightest stars in
the mid-19th century.
  By Julia Bricklin
International Monetary Fund
Gregory DL Morris
Freelance Journalist
Susie Pak
St. John’s University
Arthur W. Samansky
The Samansky Group
Bob Shabazian
American Stock Exchange (ret.)
Myles Thompson
Columbia Business School Publishing
Robert E. Wright
20 Warren Buffett:
Learning Through
the School of
Hard Knocks
Lessons from the Oracle of
Omaha’s early life and career.
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD
  By Glen Arnold
Augustana University
ART DIRECTION
Alan Barnett Design
MUSEUM STAFF
David J. Cowen, President/CEO
Kristin Aguilera, Deputy Director
Tony Critelli, Accountant
Maura Ferguson, Director of Exhibits
Sarah Poole, Collections Manager
Linda Rapacki, Managing Director
of Visitor Services and Operations
Mindy Ross, Director, External Relations
25 Corporate Spirit
Commerce and religion grow
together in the early United States.
  By Amanda Porterfield
35 The Business of History
Making history a viable business.
  By Gregory DL Morris and Tara Patrick
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