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The 1929 crash and the Great Depression

Financial panics

The stock market boom of the 1920s, the crash of October 1929, the bank failures and the depression that followed, and the gold standard that spread it.

17 books on The 1929 crash and the Great Depression, 4 of them tier 1, recommended by 8 people including Mohnish Pabrai and Christopher Bloomstran.

17 books · 15 experts

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  1. Lords of FinanceLiaquat Ahamed, 2009

The best books on The 1929 crash and the Great Depression 17

The World in Depression, 1929-1939The World in Depression, 1929-1939
T1 The World in Depression, 1929-1939
Charles P. Kindleberger · 1973
Classic account with Creditanstalt as the hinge of the crisis.
Open Library
Golden FettersGolden Fetters
T1 Golden Fetters
Barry Eichengreen · 1992
The scholarly case that the gold standard transmitted the Depression.
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Lords of FinanceLords of Finance
T1 Lords of Finance
Liaquat Ahamed · 2009
Four central bankers and the gold standard's road to the Depression; Pulitzer winner.
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“I'm going to use "classic" again but rightfully so.”Christopher Bloomstran
Recommended byChristopher BloomstranMohnish Pabrai
Hall of MirrorsHall of Mirrors
T1 Hall of Mirrors
Barry Eichengreen · 2015
The Depression and the euro crisis compared.
Open Library
Wall Street Under OathWall Street Under Oath
T2 Wall Street Under Oath
Ferdinand Pecora · 1939
The investigator's own account of the hearings that produced the SEC
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“It's a passage from one of my favorite books, "Wall Street Under Oath.”Howard Marks
Recommended byHoward Marks
Once in GolcondaOnce in Golconda
T2 Once in Golconda
John Brooks · 1969
Wall Street from 1920 to 1938, told through its people.
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Recommended byMohnish PabraiBrendan Moynihan
Essays on the Great DepressionEssays on the Great Depression
T2 Essays on the Great Depression
Ben S. Bernanke · 2000
The credit-channel research a future Fed chairman later acted on.
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Rainbow's End: The Crash of 1929Rainbow's End: The Crash of 1929
T2 Rainbow's End: The Crash of 1929
Maury Klein · 2001
The best single narrative of 1929 itself.
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The Great Depression: A DiaryThe Great Depression: A Diary
T2 The Great Depression: A Diary
Benjamin Roth · 2009
A small-town lawyer writing it down as it happened, 1931 onward.
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Recommended byMohnish PabraiMorgan HouselThe Barefoot Investor
America's Great DepressionAmerica's Great Depression
T3 America's Great Depression
Murray N. Rothbard · 1963
The Austrian account of 1929 and the policy response that followed
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“It's a timeless and timely classic.”Christopher Bloomstran
Recommended byChristopher BloomstranMohnish Pabrai
The Credit-Anstalt Crisis of 1931The Credit-Anstalt Crisis of 1931
T3 The Credit-Anstalt Crisis of 1931
Aurel Schubert · 1991
The definitive study of the bank failure that broke Central European finance.
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Only YesterdayOnly Yesterday
T4 Only Yesterday
Frederick Lewis Allen · 1931
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Recommended byThe Barefoot Investor
Great Crash 1929Great Crash 1929
T4 Great Crash 1929
John Kenneth Galbraith · 1955
Still the standard account of speculative mania and its aftermath.
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Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
The Crash and Its Aftermath: A History of SeThe Crash and Its Aftermath: A History of Securities Markets in the United States, 1929-1933
T4 The Crash and Its Aftermath: A History of Securities Markets in the United States, 1929-1933
Barrie Wigmore · 1985
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Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
The Forgotten ManThe Forgotten Man
T4 The Forgotten Man
Amity Shlaes · 2007
Open Library
Recommended byBalaji S. Srinivasan
The Forgotten Depression: 1921: The Crash Th
T4 The Forgotten Depression: 1921: The Crash That Cured Itself
Grant, James · 2014
Open Library unreachable during build; title listed on grantspub.com books page
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1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Stre1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History
T4 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History
Andrew Ross Sorkin · 2025
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Recommended byBill GatesHoward Marks

Experts 15

The people who wrote this page's books, and the people who recommend them.

Authors 7

Barry Eichengreenwrote 2 books here
CP
Charles P. Kindlebergerwrote 1 book here
JG
James Grantwrote 1 book hereJohn Kenneth Galbraithwrote 1 book hereAndrew Ross Sorkinwrote 1 book hereFrederick Lewis Allenwrote 1 book here
JB
John Brookswrote 1 book here

Recommenders 8

MP
Mohnish Pabrairecommends 6 books hereHoward Marksrecommends 2 books here
CB
Christopher Bloomstranrecommends 2 books here
BI
The Barefoot Investorrecommends 2 books here
MH
Morgan Houselrecommends 1 book here
BS
Balaji S. Srinivasanrecommends 1 book hereBill Gatesrecommends 1 book here
BM
Brendan Moynihanrecommends 1 book here
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