1929

Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History--and How It Shattered a Nation

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<b>#1 <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER<br><br>“It is one of the best narrative histories I’ve read.”<br>—<i>The Wall Street Journal</i><br><br>A <i>New York Times </i>Notable Book of 2025 • One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2025 • Named a BEST BOOK OF 2025 by <i>The Washington Post</i>, <i>TIME</i>, <i>The Economist</i>, <i>Air Mail</i>, <i>Bloomberg</i>, <i>Fast Company</i>, Katie Couric Media, and <i>History</i><br><br>From the bestselling author of <i>Too Big to Fail</i>, “the definitive history of the 2008 banking crisis,” (<i>The Atlantic</i>) comes a riveting narrative of the most infamous stock market crash in history—one with ripple effects that still shape our society today.</b><br><br>In <i>1929</i>, the world watched in shock as the unstoppable Wall Street bull market went into a freefall, wiping out fortunes and igniting a depression that would reshape a generation. But behind the flashing ticker tapes and panicked traders, another drama unfolded—one of visionaries and fraudsters, titans and dreamers, euphoria and ruin.<br><br>With unparalleled access to historical records and newly uncovered documents, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Andrew Ross Sorkin takes readers inside the chaos of the crash, behind the scenes of a raging battle between Wall Street and Washington and the larger-than-life characters whose ambition and naïveté in an endless boom led to disaster. The dizzying highs and brutal lows of this era eerily mirror today’s world—where markets soar, political tensions mount, and the fight over financial influence plays out once again.<br><br>This is not just a story about money. <i>1929 </i>is a tale of power, psychology, and the seductive illusion that this time is different. It’s about disregarded alarm bells, financiers who fell from grace, and skeptics who saw the crash coming—only to be dismissed until it was too late.<br><br>Hailed as a landmark book, <i>Too Big to Fail</i> reimagined how financial crises are told. Now, with

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EAN

9780593296967

Sprache

Englisch

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Buch

Maße

235 x 155 x 53 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2025

Verlag / Hersteller

Penguin LLC US