| Author |
Blumenthal, Karen.
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| Title |
Six days in October : the stock market crash of 1929 / Karen Blumenthal. |
| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Publication Info. |
New York, N.Y. : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2002. |
| Description |
156 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
A Wall Street journal book
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 148-150) and index. |
| Contents |
October 24: Black Thursday -- October 24: Sell! -- October 24: White knights to the rescue -- October 25: President Hoover responds -- October 26: Sold out -- October 27: King of the bulls -- October 28: Bloody Monday -- October 29: Black Tuesday -- October 30: Aftermath. |
| Summary |
A comprehensive review of the events, personalities, and mistakes behind the Stock Market Crash of 1929, featuring photographs, newspaper articles, and cartoons of the day. |
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