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Booms and panics, 1880s to 1920s

Financial panics

Land booms and bank panics before the Federal Reserve: Melbourne in the 1880s, the Panic of 1907, the closing of the New York Stock Exchange in 1914 and the Florida land boom.

4 books on Booms and panics, 1880s to 1920s, recommended by 3 people including Mohnish Pabrai and Rational Capital Investment Fund.

4 books · 3 experts

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  1. The Panic of 1907Robert F. Bruner, Sean D. Carr, 2007
  2. When Washington Shut Down Wall StreetWilliam L. Silber, 2007
  3. The Land BoomersMichael Cannon, 1966
  4. Bubble in the SunChristopher Knowlton

The best books on Booms and panics, 1880s to 1920s 4

The Panic of 1907The Panic of 1907
T2 The Panic of 1907
Robert F. Bruner, Sean D. Carr · 2007
The crisis that produced the Federal Reserve.
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish PabraiRational Capital Investment Fund
When Washington Shut Down Wall StreetWhen Washington Shut Down Wall Street
T2 When Washington Shut Down Wall Street
William L. Silber · 2007
The 1914 closure of the exchange, and how the dollar took over.
Open Library
The Land BoomersThe Land Boomers
T3 The Land Boomers
Michael Cannon · 1966
The Melbourne property mania and bank collapses of the 1890s.
Open Library
Bubble in the SunBubble in the Sun
T4 Bubble in the Sun
Christopher Knowlton · 2020
The 1920s Florida land boom and its collapse.
Open Library
“Housel highlighted it on his blog under "same as it ever was," on the 1920s Florida land bubble's modern parallels.”Morgan Housel
Recommended byMorgan Housel

Experts 3

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

Recommenders 3

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Mohnish Pabrairecommends 1 book here
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Morgan Houselrecommends 1 book here
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Rational Capital Investment Fundrecommends 1 book here
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