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Ferdinand De Wilton Ward, Jr. (1851–1925), known first as the "Young Napoleon of Finance," and subsequently as "the Best-Hated Man in the United States," was an American swindler. The collapse of his Ponzi scheme caused the financial ruin of many people, including famous persons such as Thomas Nast and the former U.S. President Ulysses S ...
14 de may. de 2020 · Great frauds in history: the downfall of Ferdinand Ward – the "Napoleon of finance" Ferdinand Ward launched a Ponzi-style scheme based on fictitious government contracts, bringing down the...
30 de ago. de 2013 · Fortunately for the reader, the details of ‘the swindle of the century’ are of less significance – and interest – than Ferdinand Ward’s origins and the lives he affected during and after his downfall in 1883 until his death in 1925.
Geoffrey Ward is an American author and historian. His books include A Disposition to Be Rich (2012), a biography of his great-grandfather, Ferdinand De Wilton Ward, Jr., who was notorious for running a fraudulent investment firm from 1880 to 1884.
23 de abr. de 2013 · Drawing from thousands of family documents never before examined, Geoffrey C. Ward traces his great-grandfather’s rapid rise to riches and fame, and his even more dizzying fall from grace, in a narrative populated with mistresses, crooked bankers, corrupt New York officials, and a desperate kidnapping scheme.
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Other articles where Ferdinand Ward is discussed: Ulysses S. Grant: Later life: …the firm collapsed, swindled by Ferdinand Ward. This impoverished the entire Grant family and tarnished Grant’s reputation.
8 de may. de 2020 · Thanks to a pyramid scheme operated by his unscrupulous partner, Ferdinand Ward, Grant’s investment firm had instantly collapsed, wiping out his life savings. “When I went downtown this morning...
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