TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sorkin,Andrew Ross
TI  - 1929: inside the greatest crash in Wall Street history-- and how it shattered a nation 
SN  - 9780593296967
AV  - HB3717 1929 .S67 2025
U1  - 338.5/4097309043 23/eng/20250929
PY  - 2025///]
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Viking
KW  - Stock Market Crash, 1929
KW  - Depressions
KW  - 1929
KW  - United States
KW  - Economic conditions
KW  - 1918-1945
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 541-548) and index
N2  - "With the depth of a classic history and the drama of a thriller, 1929 unravels the greed, blind optimism, and human folly that led to an era-defining collapse--one with ripple effects that still shape our society today. In 1929, the world watched in shock as the unstoppable Wall Street bull market went into a freefall, wiping out fortunes and igniting a depression that would reshape a generation. But behind the flashing ticker tapes and panicked traders, another drama unfolded--one of visionaries and fraudsters, titans and dreamers, euphoria and ruin.  With unparalleled access to historical records and newly uncovered documents, ... Andrew Ross Sorkin takes readers inside the chaos of the crash, behind the scenes of a raging battle between Wall Street and Washington and the larger-than-life characters whose ambition and naivete in an endless boom led to disaster"--
ER  -