Galbraith, John Kenneth, 1908-2006.

The great crash, 1929 / John Kenneth Galbraith ; foreword by James K. Galbraith. - Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, c2009. - xvi, 206 p. ; 21 cm.

"A Mariner book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword / James K. Galbraith -- Introduction -- A note on sources -- "Vision and boundless hope and optimism" -- Something should be done? -- In Goldman, Sachs we trust -- The twilight of illusion -- The Crash -- Things become more serious -- Aftermath I -- Aftermath II -- Cause and consequence.

Presents a study of the stock market crash of 1929 that reveals the influential role of Wall Street on the economic growth of America.

9780141038254 (pbk.)

2012392383


Depressions--United States.--1929
Stock Market Crash, 1929.
Crises économiques--États-Unis.--1929
Krach boursier, 1929.
Börsenkrach <1929>.


Great Depression, 1929-1939.

HB3717 1929 / .G32 2009

338.54 / GAL