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The first major history of the Crash in over a decade, Rainbow's End tells the story of the stock market collapse in a colorful, swift-moving narrative that blends a vivid portrait of the 1920s with an intensely gripping account of Wall Street's greatest catastrophe. The book offers a vibrant... read more
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- Billy Durant: Add a description of this character.
- Charley Mitchell
- Alexander Noyes
- Calvin Coolidge
- Albert Wiggin
- Fisher
- Herbert Hoover
- Harding
- Edgar Brown
- Loeb
- Thomas Lamont
- Kuhn
- Aimee Semple Mcpherson
- Frederick Lewis Allen
- Roy Young
- George Harrison
- John J. Raskob
- Henry Ford
- Andrew Mellon
- J. P. Morgan
- Pierre Du Pont
- Meehan
- George Whitney
- John Brooks
- Wilson
- George F. Baker
- Jack Morgan
- Adolph Miller
- Walter Chrysler
- Marx
- Saunders
- Vander
- Rummel
- Stillman
- Babson
- Merrick
Setting & Locations edit
- Wall Street Journal
- New York City
- United States Steel
- Florida
- America
- Washington
- Europe
- Chicago
- Miami
- White House
- London
- California
- Boston
- Michigan
- Midwest
- Bologna
- Massachusetts
- San Francisco
- Anaconda
- New Jersey
- New York Central
- England
- National City
- Great Britain
First Sentence edit
If it is true, as historian Jacques Barzun once observed, that "whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn about baseball," the 1920 season serves as a revealing emblem of both the country's past and its future.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Pivotal Moments in American History. (publisher series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Maury Klein (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Country: USA and Great Britain
Publication Date: 2001
ISBN: 0195135164
Page Count: 368
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Country: USA and Great Britain
Publication Date: 2001
ISBN: 0195135164
Page Count: 368
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 973
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