The Match King: Ivar Kreuger, The Financial Genius Behind a Century of Wall Street Scandals Book

An interesting biography of one of the forgotten financial wizard's of the the nineteenth century. A Swedish financier who single-handed created a monopoly of the stick match industry, who would have thought to corner the match stick market in the nineteenth century. it is just so interesting to read how they did it then and how it is done now, not much difference from today's TBTF. Who would believe this story? Just goes to show truth is something beyond any fiction you could read.

I am amazed by these early financiers, these self made men who never blinked an eye at how they amassed these great fortunes. Most of them seem to be cheats and scallywags who are no different that that existing oligarchy.



This review was originally posted on THE PFAEFFLE JOURNAL