The Great Crash: How the Stock Market Crash of 1929 Plunged the World into Depre

Description: The Great Crash by Selwyn Parker A highly readable history of the stock market crash of 1929, and the depression that followed it FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This is the story of the financial cataclysm that started with the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929, and set in motion a series of economic, political and social events that affected many millions of people in America, Britain, Europe and Australia. The Crash rolled across the world like a tidal wave, toppling governments, spreading the wave of dictatorships in Italy and Germany, infecting entire industries and plunging millions into unemployment and poverty. By the time it began to lift in 1935, the lives of people in scores of countries had changed forever.Selwyn Parkers book also poses the question: could it happen again? Author Biography A New Zealander by birth, Selwyn Parker has written for a number of international publications including the Sydney Morning Herald, Time magazine and Newsweek. His first book on investment entitled Winners and Losers was published in 1987; he has also written several company histories and an award-winning travel book about France; Chasing the Chimney Sweep. Review a concise, lively study of the Depression * TIME OUT *A lively and readable account of the Wall Street Crash of 1929 and the worldwide depression that followed * IRISH TIMES * Long Description This is the story of the financial cataclysm that started with the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929, and set in motion a series of economic, political and social events that affected many millions of people in America, Britain, Europe and Australia. The Crash rolled across the world like a tidal wave, toppling governments, spreading the wave of dictatorships in Italy and Germany, infecting entire industries and plunging millions into unemployment and poverty. By the time it began to lift in 1935, the lives of people in scores of countries had changed forever.Selwyn Parkers book also poses the question: could it happen again? Review Quote A concise, lively study of the Depression - TIME OUTA lively and readable account of the Wall Street Crash of 1929 and the worldwide depression that followed - IRISH TIMES Promotional "Headline" A highly readable history of the stock market crash of 1929, and the depression that followed it Details ISBN0349431191 Author Selwyn Parker Publisher Little, Brown Book Group Year 2021 ISBN-10 0349431191 ISBN-13 9780349431192 Publication Date 2021-09-02 UK Release Date 2021-09-02 Format Paperback Imprint Piatkus Books Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Pages 336 Illustrations Section: 8, b/w pix Subtitle How the Stock Market Crash of 1929 Plunged the World into Depression DEWEY 332.6427309042 Audience General AU Release Date 2022-02-21 NZ Release Date 2022-02-21 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:133022817;

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