Ross Perot who lost $450 million in one day,Saul Steinberg's attempt to take over Chemical Bank, and the fallof America's "Last Gatsby," Eddie Gilbert. Included are the stories of such high-profilepersonalities as H. It was a time when greed drove the market andfast money was being made and lost as the "go-go" stocks surged andplunged. The Go-Go Years is the harrowing and humorous story ofthe growth stocks of the 1960s and how their meteoric rise caused amultitude of small investors to thrive until the devastating marketcrashes in the 1970s. Youread it because it is a wonderful description of the way thingswere in a different time and place." You do not read this book to see our presentsituation reenacted in the past, with only the names changed. "The Go-Go Years is not to be read in the usual manner ofWall Street classics.
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