1929
author ofToo Big to Fail,“the definitive history of the 2008 banking crisis,”* comes a spellbinding narrative of the most infamous stock market crash in history. With the depth of a classic history and the drama of a thriller,1929unravels the greed, blind optimism, and human folly that led to an era-defining collapse—one with ripple effects that still shape our society today.In1929, the world watched in shock as the unstoppable Wall Street bull market went into a devastating freefall, wiping out fortunes overnight and igniting a crisis 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,New York Timesbestselling author 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 wreckage.
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- 1929 by Andrew Sorkin
It’s about the stock market crash of 1929, and done in way that leaves no stone unturned. the book could be thought of as an obsessive pursuit of financial journalism in order to truly understand every domino that fell and lead to the crash - and not just the high level story.
I’m only about a quarter of the way through, but it’s a great read!
- Just finished 1929 by Andrew Ross Sorkin and am now reading Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King. The King novel is interesting because the whole thing is Dolores giving a statement to the police and its all in first person point of view.
After this, I have The Gales of November by John Bacon and then The Power Broker by Robert Caro.
