Renegades of Junk: The Rise and Fall Of The Drexel Empire

A "Mike Milken, We Believe In You" hat is displayed in the office of G. Chris Andersen in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, March 17, 2015. Andersen formerly headed Drexel Burnham Lambert's investment-banking business and served on the firm's board. He was a vice chairman at PaineWebber before founding G.C. Andersen Partners. The tale of Drexel Burnham Lambert's unlikely rise, gargantuan heights, and calamitous fall is the story of Wall Street. A quarter of a century after Michael Milken wept in court as he apologized for securities fraud, Drexel's cast of characters, ideas, and attitude may be as influential as ever. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images