Thomas William Lawson

Thomas William Lawson
Thomas William Lawson (1857–1925) was an American businessman, author, and stockbroker known for his involvement in promoting and manipulating copper mining stocks. He gained widespread attention with his financial exposé "Frenzied Finance" (1904–1905), a series of articles criticizing the corruption and greed of Wall Street, later published as a book. Lawson also wrote "Friday the Thirteenth" (1907), a novel in which a stockbroker exploits superstitions about the date to cause a financial panic. His career was marked by both financial success and scandal, as his tactics in the stock market were often controversial.

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Chapter I. "Friday, the 13th; I thought as much. If Bob has started, there will be hell, but I will see what I can do." The sound of my voice, as I dropped the receiver, seemed to part the mists of five years and usher me into the world of Then as though it had never passed on. I had been sitting in my office, letting the tape slide through my fingers while its every yard spelled... more...

TO MY AUDIENCE SAINTS, SINNERS, AND IN-BETWEENS Before you enter the confines of "Frenzied Finance," here spread out—for your inspection, at least; enlightenment, perhaps—halt one brief moment. If the men and things to be encountered within are real—did live or live now—you must deal with them one way. If these embodiments are but figments of my mind and pen, you must regard them from a... more...