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Robert Sobel


Born
February 19, 1931

Died
June 02, 1999

Genre
Business & Investing, History, Science Fiction & Fantasy


Robert Sobel was an American professor of history at Hofstra University, and a well-known and prolific writer of business histories. He was also a chess Master, who represented the United States at the 1957 and 1958 Student chess Olympiads; he defeated thirteen-year-old future World Champion Bobby Fischer at Montreal 1956.

Despite his prolific writings in business history, he is most famous for his single novel, For Want of a Nail, an alternate history of the United States.

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“Periods of speculative frenzy always draw both scoundrels and suckers to Wall Street, the way a three-alarm fire attracts onlookers and pickpockets.”
― Robert Sobel, The Big Board: A History of the New York Stock Market
tags: bubbles, fraud, manias, speculation
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