Jesse Lauriston Livermore (July 26, 1877 — November 28, 1940), also known as the Boy Plunger and "Great Bear of Wall Street", was an American stock trader. He was famed for making and losing several multi-million dollar fortunes and short selling during the stock market crashes in 1907 and 1929.
Read more about Jesse Lauriston Livermore: Biography, Reminiscences of A Stock Operator, Wall Street Success, Favorite Book, After The Crash of '29, His Book, Suicide
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“But the dirty little coward that shot Mister Howard,
He laid poor Jesse in his grave.”
—Unknown. Jesse James (l. Chorus)
“Courage, then, for the end draws near! A few more years of persistent, faithful work and the women of the United States will be recognized as the legal equals of men.”
—Mary A. Livermore (1821–1905)