Ferdinand Ward, is depicted as Little Napoleon
Ferdinand Ward, is depicted as Little Napoleon of Wall Street. The rogue financier lured Buck Grant, son of former President Ulysses Grant, into a business partnership. He used the former President Ulysses Grants prestige to lure wealthy clients into a Ponzi scheme, causing the loss of their money during the 1884 financial downturn. Ward sit on a rock, Ludlow Street, St. Helena
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13124038
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45371903
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3000px x 2920px
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Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
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Courtesy Everett Collection
