The Stock Market Crash of 1929 :The End of Prosperity
Brenda Lange
Cover: A crowd gathers on New York City’s Wall Street, shortly after the stock market
crashed in October 1929.
The Stock Market Crash of 1929: The End of Prosperity
Copyright © 2007 by Infobase Publishing
isbn 10: 0-7910-9354-9
isbn 13: 978-0-7910-9354-2

contents
The End of an Era 1
Life before the Crash 12
The Buildup to Black Tuesday 22
The Day of the Crash 33
The Early Years of the Great Depression 43
Roosevelt’s First 100 Days 55
Putting the Program to Work 66
America at Odds 79
Popular Culture 87
Lessons Learned 93
Chronology and Timeline 102
Notes 106
Bibliography 107
Further Reading 108
Index 110