“Never be discouraged. If I were sunk in the lowest pits of Nova Scotia, with the Rocky Mountains piled on me, I would hang on, struggle, and cry 'Success!'”

About Jay Cooke

Financier • American

Jay Cooke was a pioneering American financier who revolutionized investment banking and played a crucial role in financing the Union's efforts during the Civil War. Through his firm, Jay Cooke & Company, he marketed war...