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Soldiers of Fortune

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

An account of one of the most audacious financial conspiracies ever attempted.
In the summer of 1869 two American businessmen, Jay Gould and ' Jubilee ' Jim Fisk tried to corner the New York Gold Market. The prize was more wealth than they could imagine. Narrator JOHN ROWE
Other parts played by PATRICIA GALI .IMORE and members of the cast
Written and produced by PETER WINDOWS
BBC Birmingham

Contributors

Unknown:
Jay Gould
Unknown:
Jim Fisk
Played By:
Patricia Gali .Imore
Produced By:
Peter Windows
Jay Gould:
Peter Whitman
Jim Fisk:
Blain Fairman
Henry Adams:
Don Fellows
Historians:
Paul Maxwell
Historians:
Douglas Lambert
Source: Radio Times

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