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Joseph Zimmerman

A minor business figure.

minor

Also known as Joe, Joseph, Zimmerman

First appearance: vii

Joseph Zimmerman shows up with force in The Financier's Domestic and Financial Expansion. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A dry-goods man who suggests Cowperwood handle street-railway shares, leading to his return to the exchange floor.
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HSHarper StegerTRTerrence RelihanMSMark SimpsonESEdward StrobikSWStephen WingateJZJoseph Zimmerman

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  • Extended cast and background figures
  • Cowperwood's inner circle
  • Corrupt officials and associates

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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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