The decade of the 1920s was a good time to be an American; wealth and luxury were on the rise, culture and music was roarin', and the world was returning to normalcy following World War I. All this changed after the stock market crash of 1929 slammed the United States into the Great Depression, which would last more than a decade. This book covers the causes that led up to this event that affected, not only the United States, but many other countries....

Captures and important period in U.S. history through firsthand accounts and quotes and examines the subsequent economic crises up to the present day.

Tells the story of the stock market crash which occurred in October 1929, examines the causes and effects of the financial calamity, and looks at how government policies and programs changed in response to the disaster.

Chronicles the stock market crash of 1929 and the following Great Depression, examining the causes of the crash, the impact of both, and describing efforts to end the Great Depression and prevent it from happening again.