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Author:

Woolf, Alex.

Title:

The Wall Street crash, October 29, 1929 / Alex Woolf.

Publisher:

Raintree Steck-Vaughn Publishers,

Copyright Date:

c2003

Description:

47 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.

Subject:

New York Stock Exchange--History.--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
New York Stock Exchange--History.
Stock Market Crash, 1929.
Depressions--1929--United States.--Juvenile literature.
Stock Market Crash, 1929.
Depressions--1929.
United States--Economic conditions--1918-1945.
United States--Economic conditions--1918-1945.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 45) and index.

Contents:

October 27, 1929: Wall Street -- Manias, panics, and crashes -- The Jazz Age -- A mood of optimism -- The mini-crash -- Investment trusts -- Prices keep rising -- The Babson Break -- October 24, 1929: "Black Thursday" -- A nervous recovery -- October 29, 1929: "Black Tuesday" -- How bad can it get? -- Who was to blame? -- The slide into Depression -- Hoovervilles and the Bonus Army -- The New Deal -- The worldwide impact -- What if--? -- Legacy.

Summary:

Describes the stock market crash of October, 1929, and provides an overview of events leading to "Black Tuesday," as well its effects on families, the economy, and world politics.

Series:

Days that shook the world

ISBN:

9780739852378
073985237X

OCLC:

(OCoLC)49822930

LCCN:

2002069808

Locations:

UTAX314 -- Emmaus Bible College Library (Dubuque)

TKPE492 -- Maquoketa Public Library (Maquoketa)