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Author : John Kenneth Galbraith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Depressions
ISBN : STANFORD:36105041737680
John Kenneth Galbraith's classic study of the Wall Street Crash of 1929.
Author : Karen Blumenthal
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2013-02-12
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781442488915
Over six terrifying, desperate days in October 1929, the fabulous fortune that Americans had built in stocks plunged with a fervor never seen before. At first, the drop seemed like a mistake, a mere glitch in the system. But as the decline gathered steam, so did the destruction. Over twenty-five billion dollars in individual wealth was lost, vanished, gone. People watched their dreams fade before their very eyes. Investing in the stock market would never be the same. Here, Wall Street Journal bureau chief Karen Blumenthal chronicles the six-day period that brought the country to its knees, from fascinating tales of key stock-market players, like Michael J. Meehan, an immigrant who started his career hustling cigars outside theaters and helped convince thousands to gamble their hard-earned money as never before, to riveting accounts of the power struggles between Wall Street and Washington, to poignant stories from those who lost their savings—and more—to the allure of stocks and the power of greed. For young readers living in an era of stock-market fascination, this engrossing account explains stock-market fundamentals while bringing to life the darkest days of the mammoth crash of 1929.
Author : Bernard C. Beaudreau
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781527542037
In the aftermath of the stock market crash of 1929, Yale University Economics Professor Irving Fisher remained steadfast in his view that the boom in prices had been warranted, pointing to the myriad innovations of the 1920s, including the introduction of the electric unit drive and utility-supplied power. Dismissed by most, this view has since given way to Alan Greenspan’s view of irrational exuberance. This book presents a series of contemporary and period writings which rehabilitate the fundamentals view, showing why Irving Fisher was right. Whereas Fisher was unable to provide a convincing narrative for the crash, these writings point to the Hoover Administration’s tariff initiative, the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Bill, as the key element which contributed to both the boom and the crash.
Author : John Kenneth Galbraith
Publisher : Penguin Group
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Depressions
ISBN : 0241468086
No account of the financial insanity of 1929 has been issued in a form at once so readable, so humorous, and so carefully authenticated as this classic book. J.K. Galbraith examines the 'gold rush fantasy' in American psychology and describes its dire consequences. The Florida land boom, the operations of Insull, Kreuger and Hatry, and the fabulous Shenandoah Corporation all come together in this penetrating study of concerted human greed and folly. From the cold figures of Wall Street the author wrenches a truly human drama.
Author : Maury Klein
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2003-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0198030908
Rainbow's End tells the story of the stock market collapse in a colorful, swift-moving narrative that blends a vivid portrait of the 1920s with an intensely gripping account of Wall Street's greatest catastrophe. The book offers a vibrant picture of a world full of plungers, powerful bankers, corporate titans, millionaire brokers, and buoyantly optimistic stock market bulls. We meet Sunshine Charley Mitchell, head of the National City Bank, powerful financiers Jack Morgan and Jacob Schiff, Wall Street manipulators such as the legendary Jesse Livermore, and the lavish-living Billy Durant, founder of General Motors. As Klein follows the careers of these men, he shows us how the financial house of cards gradually grew taller, as the irrational exuberance of an earlier age gripped America and convinced us that the market would continue to rise forever. Then, in October 1929, came a "perfect storm"-like convergence of factors that shook Wall Street to its foundations. We relive Black Thursday, when police lined Wall Street, brokers grew hysterical, customers "bellowed like lunatics," and the ticker tape fell hours behind. This compelling history of the Crash--the first to follow the market closely for the two years leading up to the disaster--illuminates a major turning point in our history.
Author : Chris Swinson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2019-04-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780429648922
This is a comprehensive biography of Clarence Charles Hatry, 1888-1965, an enigmatic and charismatic public figure. Hatry was the son of Jewish immigrant parents who became a company promoter and whose companies collapsed in 1929, leading to a crash on the London stock exchange. He was brought down by a desperate fraud. At his trial three months later, the judge said that he could not imagine a worse crime. Analysing transactions in detail, the book reveals Hatry’s brilliance as a manipulator and a world-class networker and persuader. It also demonstrates his vain belief in his ability to overcome any risks and his insecurity which led him to surround himself with sycophants who would not challenge his ideas. It shows how others used Hatry to make money, and, as he destroyed himself, as a scapegoat who distracted from the City’s failings. Despite his deepest ambitions, he remained an outsider. Until now there has been no full biography of Clarence Hatry, which may be attributable to the lack of records, as his business papers are believed all to have been destroyed. This comprehensive biography is based on examination of the memoirs of Hatry’s contemporaries, the archives and records which they and their companies preserved, and press reports of Hatry’s activities. Marking the 90th anniversary of Hatry’s collapse, this book will be important reading for academics and researchers looking to gain a greater understanding of the context of the 1929 crash, or of financial crises generally.
Author : Harold Bierman Jr.
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1998-04-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780313007996
Attempting to reveal the real causes of the 1929 stock market crash, Bierman refutes the popular belief that wild speculation had excessively driven up stock market prices and resulted in the crash. Although he acknowledges some prices of stocks such as utilities and banks were overprices, reasonable explanations exist for the level and increase of all other securities stock prices. Indeed, if stocks were overpriced in 1929, then they more even more overpriced in the current era of staggering growth in stock prices and investment in securities. The causes of the 1929 crash, Bierman argues, lie in an unfavorable decision by the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities coupled with the popular practice known as debt leverage in the 1920s corporate and investment arena. This book extends Bierman's argument in an earlier book, The Great Myths of 1929 and the Lessons to Be Learned (Greenwood, 1991), in which he discussed and refuted seven myths about 1929 but could not explain the crash. He now believes he has a reasonable explanation. He also examines the actions of Charles E. Mitchell and Sam Insull and their subsequent unjust criminal prosecution after the crash of the 1929 stock market.
Author : Barbara Silberdick Feinberg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Depressions
ISBN : 1562945742
Discusses events contributing to the stock market crash of 1929, the Great Depression that followed, and the steps that were taken to revive the nation.
Author : Brenda Lange
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 121 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Business
ISBN : 9781438104287
On October 29, 1929, more than 16 million stock shares were sold at the New York Stock Exchange, and by the end of November investors had lost more than $100 billion in assets. This book looks at the events that helped usher one of the grimmest periods in American history.
Author : Sabrina Crewe,Scott Ingram
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2004-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 083683416X
Discusses the stock market crash of 1929 and the following Great Depression, examining the causes of the crash, the impact on U.S. history, and people who influenced these events.
Author : Marty Gitlin
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1604530502
Explores the 1929 Stock Market Crash and how that event has sculpted societies, the sciences, and politics.
Author : Baby Professor
Publisher : Speedy Publishing LLC
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017-06-15
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781541922983
During the Great Depression of 1929, the stock market crashed. Companies closed, people lost their jobs and life just got a lot more difficult. But what is the stock market and why does it play such a big role in the economy? Know the theories and get some concrete examples in the pages of this history book for fifth graders.
Author : John Kenneth Galbraith
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0547248164
The classic examination of the 1929 financial collapse, with an introduction by economist James K. Galbraith Of John Kenneth Galbraith's The Great Crash 1929, the Atlantic Monthly said: "Economic writings are seldom notable for their entertainment value, but this book is. Galbraith's prose has grace and wit, and he distills a good deal of sardonic fun from the whopping errors of the nation's oracles and the wondrous antics of the financial community." Originally published in 1955, Galbraith's book became an instant bestseller, and in the years since its release it has become the unparalleled point of reference for readers looking to understand American financial history."
Author : Harold Bierman Jr.
Publisher : ABC-CLIO
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2010-07-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780313382154
Twice in the last century the usually stalwart economy of United States has crumbled—first in 1929, when the stock market crash that led to the Great Depression hit, and again with the financial market meltdown of 2008-2009 that is still crippling much of America. While it is still too soon to state unequivocally how this latest economic disaster came about, it is possible to theorize that much of what has happened could have been foreseen and even avoided—just as it could have been in 1929. This book accurately describes the economic situations in the United States before the 1929 and 2008-2009 stock market crashes, and carefully examines the causes of both financial crises. This comprehensive assessment of both time periods allows readers to better grasp the present market situation, understand the connection between the explosion of the sub-prime mortgage market and the current state of the economy, and more wisely forecast the future.
Author : William K. Klingaman
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0060160810
The author captures all the drama of the economic events and shows how the entire world was experiencing a year of crisis.