The 1930s. Disc 1, [videorecording] The crash of 1929 / WGBH Educational Foundation and WNET/Thirteen ; a Middlemarch Films production for The American experience ; produced by Ellen Hovde and Muffie Meyer ; written by Ronald H. Blumer.
Format:
[videorecording]
Edition:
Full screen version.
Publisher:
Distributed by PBS Distribution,
Copyright Date:
2010, c1990
Description:
1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 3/4 in.
Title from disc surface. Special features: printable materials for educators ; access to the American Experience web site. "American Experience"-- Container. "WGBH"--Container. "PBS"--Container. Full screen version. Originally produced as an episode of the television program American experience 1990. Narrator, Philip Bosco.
Contents:
Introduction -- "Permanent prosperity" -- Wall Street welcomes main street -- Credit crunch -- Mass illusion -- The market crashes -- The end of an era.
Summary:
In 1929, there were few critics of a stock market seeming to rise without limits. In fact, presidents and economists alike confidently predicted that America would soon enter a "new Era" when everyone would be rich. Instead, the rich got richer, and ultimately the promise of a permanent economic boom disappeared almost overnight, when the consequences of a decade of market speculation and manipulation came to bear. Includes interviews with participants, historians, and economists, and film clips of the stock market experience.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.