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The Day the Bubble Burst: A Social History of the Wall Street Crash of 1929
Written by Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan-Witts
Narrated by David Colacci
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About this audiobook
The New York Times bestseller that tells the story of an overheated stock market and the financial disaster that led to the Great Depression of the 1930s.
A riveting living history about Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929. Captures the era, the intoxicating expectancy, the hope that ruled men's heart and minds before the bubble burst and the black despair of the decade that followed.
A riveting living history about Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929. Captures the era, the intoxicating expectancy, the hope that ruled men's heart and minds before the bubble burst and the black despair of the decade that followed.
Author
Gordon Thomas
GORDON THOMAS is a bestselling author of forty books published worldwide, including The Pope's Jews, Secret Wars, and Operation Exodus. He has firmly established himself as a leading expert on the often sinister, but always compelling world of secret intelligence.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fantastic listen!! Its like a big warning from the past.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great book! If you are active in financial markets today, this same thing is happening. The Fed is trying to curb financial speculation.