A Riveting Inside Story Of The 1929 Crash
A gripping work of narrative economic history, this book explores the personalities, politics and speculation behind the 1929 Wall Street crash. Sorkin vividly follows financiers, sceptics and Washington powerbrokers as booming markets, hubris and ignored warnings collide in one of history’s most dramatic financial collapses.
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A Riveting Inside Story Of The 1929 Crash
A gripping work of narrative economic history, this book explores the personalities, politics and speculation behind the 1929 Wall Street crash. Sorkin vividly follows financiers, sceptics and Washington powerbrokers as booming markets, hubris and ignored warnings collide in one of history’s most dramatic financial collapses.
- Book Synopsis
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In 1929, the world watched in shock as the unstoppable Wall Street bull market went into a devastating freefall, wiping out fortunes overnight and igniting a crisis that would reshape a generation. But behind the flashing ticker tapes and panicked traders, another drama unfolded—one of visionaries and fraudsters, titans and dreamers, euphoria and ruin.
With unparalleled access to historical records and newly uncovered documents, New York Times bestselling author Andrew Ross Sorkin takes readers inside the chaos of the crash, behind the scenes of a raging battle between Wall Street and Washington and the larger-than-life characters whose ambition and naivety in an endless boom led to wreckage.
The dizzying highs and brutal lows of this era eerily mirror today’s world—where markets soar, political tensions mount, and the fight over financial influence plays out once again. This is not just a story about money. 1929 is a tale of power, psychology, and the seductive illusion that “this time is different.” It’s about disregarded alarm bells, financiers who fell from grace, and skeptics who saw the crash coming—only to be dismissed until it was too late.
Hailed as a landmark book, Too Big to Fail reimagined how financial crises are told. Now, with 1929, Sorkin delivers an immersive, electrifying account of the most pivotal market collapse of all time—with lessons that remain as urgent as ever. More than just a history, 1929 is a crucial blueprint for understanding the cycles of speculation, the forces that drive financial upheaval, and the warning signs we ignore at our peril.
Ideal for readers who:
- Enjoy history and economic history centred on financial crises
- Want a behind-the-scenes account of ambition, speculation and collapse
- Are drawn to the drama of Wall Street and Washington in 1929
- Like immersive narrative nonfiction with the pace of a thriller
- About The Author
- Andrew Ross Sorkin is the author of Too Big to Fail, which won the Gerald Loeb Award for Best Business Book, and was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize and the Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award. Sorkin is a long-time journalist at The New York Times, the creator of DealBook, co-creator of the TV drama Billions, and a television co-presenter for CNBC's Squawk Box.
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- ISBN
- 9780241479414
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Allen Lane, (14 October 2025)
- Number of Pages
- 592
- Weight
- 1046 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 242 x 162 x 37 mm
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