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The Great Crash
The Great Crash
Author: John Kenneth Galbraith
A trenchant and timely reexamination of the most spectacular boom-and-bust period in American History. Economic writings are seldom notable for their entertainment value but this book is: Mr. 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 o...  more »
ISBN: 386605
Publication Date: 1954
Pages: 199
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Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Book Type: Paperback
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The economist J. K. Galbraith reports the build up to the 1929 stock market crash through the roaring twenties, the unregulated hyper-investing hysteria that gripped the nation, and then describes the crash with detail & analysis of the period before & after. This is a good insight on how Wall Street worked back then, and how it is in a similar situation today! "Bubbles" have been around for centuries!


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