Authors:

  • Walter A. Friedman

Excerpt

Fortune Tellers: The Story of America's First Economic Forecasters. Walter A. Friedman, 2013, Book. "The period leading up to the Great Depression witnessed the rise of the economic forecasters, pioneers who sought to use the tools of science to predict the future, with the aim of profiting from their forecasts. This book chronicles the lives and careers of the men who defined this first wave of economic fortune tellers, men such as Roger Babson, Irving Fisher, John Moody, C. J. Bullock, and Warren Persons?..." May require purchase or user account. Link Verified October 12, 2014