The Great Crash, 1929

The Great Crash, 1929
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Total Pages : 248
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105041737680
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Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Synopsis The Great Crash, 1929 by : John Kenneth Galbraith

John Kenneth Galbraith's classic study of the Wall Street Crash of 1929.

Six Days in October

Six Days in October
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 160
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ISBN-10 : 9781442488915
ISBN-13 : 1442488913
Rating : 4/5 (15 Downloads)

Synopsis Six Days in October by : Karen Blumenthal

Over six terrifying, desperate days in October 1929, the fabulous fortune that Americans had built in stocks plunged with a fervor never seen before. At first, the drop seemed like a mistake, a mere glitch in the system. But as the decline gathered steam, so did the destruction. Over twenty-five billion dollars in individual wealth was lost, vanished, gone. People watched their dreams fade before their very eyes. Investing in the stock market would never be the same. Here, Wall Street Journal bureau chief Karen Blumenthal chronicles the six-day period that brought the country to its knees, from fascinating tales of key stock-market players, like Michael J. Meehan, an immigrant who started his career hustling cigars outside theaters and helped convince thousands to gamble their hard-earned money as never before, to riveting accounts of the power struggles between Wall Street and Washington, to poignant stories from those who lost their savings—and more—to the allure of stocks and the power of greed. For young readers living in an era of stock-market fascination, this engrossing account explains stock-market fundamentals while bringing to life the darkest days of the mammoth crash of 1929.

The Great Crash 1929

The Great Crash 1929
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Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages : 228
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ISBN-10 : 0547248164
ISBN-13 : 9780547248165
Rating : 4/5 (64 Downloads)

Synopsis The Great Crash 1929 by : John Kenneth Galbraith

The classic examination of the 1929 financial collapse, with an introduction by economist James K. Galbraith Of John Kenneth Galbraith's The Great Crash 1929, the Atlantic Monthly said: "Economic writings are seldom notable for their entertainment value, but this book is. Galbraith's prose has grace and wit, and he distills a good deal of sardonic fun from the whopping errors of the nation's oracles and the wondrous antics of the financial community." Originally published in 1955, Galbraith's book became an instant bestseller, and in the years since its release it has become the unparalleled point of reference for readers looking to understand American financial history."

A Rabble of Dead Money

A Rabble of Dead Money
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Publisher : PublicAffairs
Total Pages : 477
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ISBN-10 : 9781610395359
ISBN-13 : 1610395352
Rating : 4/5 (59 Downloads)

Synopsis A Rabble of Dead Money by : Charles R. Morris

The Great Crash of 1929 profoundly disrupted the United States' confident march toward becoming the world's superpower. The breakneck growth of 1920s America -- with its boom in automobiles, electricity, credit lines, radio, and movies -- certainly presaged a serious recession by the decade's end, but not a depression. The totality of the collapse shocked the nation, and its duration scarred generations to come. In this lucid and fast-paced account of the cataclysm, award-winning writer Charles R. Morris pulls together the intricate threads of policy, ideology, international hatreds, and sheer individual cantankerousness that finally pushed the world economy over the brink and into a depression. While Morris anchors his narrative in the United States, he also fully investigates the poisonous political atmosphere of postwar Europe to reveal how treacherous the environment of the global economy was. It took heroic financial mismanagement, a glut-induced global collapse in agricultural prices, and a self-inflicted crash in world trade to cause the Great Depression. Deeply researched and vividly told, A Rabble of Dead Money anatomizes history's greatest economic catastrophe -- while noting the uncanny echoes for the present.

1929

1929
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Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
Total Pages : 432
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ISBN-10 : 0060160810
ISBN-13 : 9780060160814
Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Synopsis 1929 by : William K. Klingaman

The author captures all the drama of the economic events and shows how the entire world was experiencing a year of crisis.

The Stock Market Crash of 1929

The Stock Market Crash of 1929
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Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Total Pages : 36
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ISBN-10 : 083683416X
ISBN-13 : 9780836834161
Rating : 4/5 (6X Downloads)

Synopsis The Stock Market Crash of 1929 by : Sabrina Crewe

Discusses the stock market crash of 1929 and the following Great Depression, examining the causes of the crash, the impact on U.S. history, and people who influenced these events.

The Stock Market Boom and Crash of 1929 Was Not a Bubble

The Stock Market Boom and Crash of 1929 Was Not a Bubble
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Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages : 146
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ISBN-10 : 9781527542037
ISBN-13 : 1527542033
Rating : 4/5 (37 Downloads)

Synopsis The Stock Market Boom and Crash of 1929 Was Not a Bubble by : Bernard C. Beaudreau

In the aftermath of the stock market crash of 1929, Yale University Economics Professor Irving Fisher remained steadfast in his view that the boom in prices had been warranted, pointing to the myriad innovations of the 1920s, including the introduction of the electric unit drive and utility-supplied power. Dismissed by most, this view has since given way to Alan Greenspan’s view of irrational exuberance. This book presents a series of contemporary and period writings which rehabilitate the fundamentals view, showing why Irving Fisher was right. Whereas Fisher was unable to provide a convincing narrative for the crash, these writings point to the Hoover Administration’s tariff initiative, the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Bill, as the key element which contributed to both the boom and the crash.

Crash

Crash
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Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages : 256
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ISBN-10 : 9780316545839
ISBN-13 : 031654583X
Rating : 4/5 (39 Downloads)

Synopsis Crash by : Marc Favreau

The incredible true story of how real people weathered one of the most turbulent periods in American history—the Great Depression—and emerged triumphant. From the sweeping consequences of the stock market crash to the riveting stories of individuals and communities caught up in a real American dystopia, discover how the country we live in today was built in response to a time when people from all walks of life fell victim to poverty, insecurity, and fear. Meet fascinating historical characters like Herbert Hoover, Franklin Delano and Eleanor Roosevelt, Frances Perkins, Dorothea Lange, Walter White, and Mary McLeod Bethune. See what life was like for regular Americans as the country went from the highs of the Roaring Twenties to the lows of the Great Depression, before bouncing back again during World War II. Explore pivotal scenes such as the creation of the New Deal, life in the Dust Bowl, the sit-down strikes in Michigan, the Scottsboro case, and the rise of Father Coughlin. Packed with photographs and firsthand accounts, and written with a keen understanding of the upheaval of the 1930s, Crash shares the incredible story of how America survived—and, ultimately, thrived.

Essays on the Great Depression

Essays on the Great Depression
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 321
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ISBN-10 : 9781400820276
ISBN-13 : 1400820278
Rating : 4/5 (76 Downloads)

Synopsis Essays on the Great Depression by : Ben S. Bernanke

From the Nobel Prize–winning economist and former chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve, a landmark book that provides vital lessons for understanding financial crises and their sometimes-catastrophic economic effects As chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve during the Global Financial Crisis, Ben Bernanke helped avert a greater financial disaster than the Great Depression. And he did so by drawing directly on what he had learned from years of studying the causes of the economic catastrophe of the 1930s—work for which he was later awarded the Nobel Prize. This influential work is collected in Essays on the Great Depression, an important account of the origins of the Depression and the economic lessons it teaches.