Bibliograph

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

Type

Label

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 45) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Wall Street crash, October 29, 1929

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

49822930

Responsibility statement

Alex Woolf

Series statement

Days that shook the world

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

Table Of 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

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification