Crashes and Crises: Lessons from a History of Financial Disasters

Holes in the Ground: Mining Stock Frauds (1x7)

Air date: Aug 16, 2018

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.