The Day the Bubble Burst
A Social History of the Wall Street Crash of 1929

This book, written in 1979, reads like a novel--great characters, lots of action. It informs about 1929, but the lessons are timeless. The parallels between 1929 and today are many and lead one to view modern events with grave concern and our government's actions with heightened scepticism.......more

I read this book at the time it came out in 1979 in the original USA Double Day edition and enjoyed it immensely and when I discovered my local library system still had a copy I got hod of it and gave a quick read so that I could properly rate and review it and, despite how often I find older histor......more

As the subtitle indicates this is a social history of the crash of '29, not a forensic analysis from an economist's point of view. Thomas & Morgan-Witts do a good job of capturing the zeitgeist of the times, telling the individual stories of some of the era's major players - President Hoover, John D......more

So many windows into this era. Yes, it is a long book. However, this book offers so many windows into the lives of these people. I think many views helps me understand the excitement of soaring 20’s. The whole wild west in the wall street shocked me. Yet, it was so intriguing and made me want to know......more

A really readable book on the wall street crash. It makes it come to life through stories about different people involved in the lead up and the day. The only negative is that it's perhaps longer than necessary.......more