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Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Flappers, flag-pole sitting, and the Ford Model T--these are just a few of the things that instantly conjure up a unique era--the Roaring Twenties. It was the bees' knees, the cat's meow. If you're not familiar with 1920s slang, all the more reason to read this fascinating look at that wild, exciting decade. It began on the heels of one tragedy--the flu pandemic of 1918--and ended with another: the start of the Great Depression. But in between there...
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Explores the era of unbounded optimism on Wall Street leading up to the Stock Market Crash of 1929. Tells the story of how a small group of bankers, brokers and speculators manipulated the market, grew wealthy and helped create the economic boom in the decade preceding the crash. Then discover how the false promise or permanent prosperity came to an abrupt end in 1929 through the recollections of people whose families experienced the crash.
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