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1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in History – and How It Shattered a Nation
A narrative history of the 1929 crash follows bankers, politicians, and ordinary families through the weeks that shattered American prosperity. Sorkin shows how speculation, denial, and weak safeguards turned a market panic into a national disaster.
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