Rainbow's End: The Crash of 1929

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Summary: Looking for Detail and Coming Up Short
Review: This book is very similar to what is known as a 'review of the literature' found in academic journals. The Crash was first and foremost a financial event but Klein does not really address finance other than to survey what people thought. I get no feel for what may have caused the Crash nor do I walk away feeling educated about the period. It has all been done better before, namely Galbraith and F.L. Allen in their own way. Historians need to know more finance before tackling this topic which is why Klein does not succeed.

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Summary: The crash and tales of the Roaring Twenties...
Review: This book would be more appropriately titled if what was simply a cultural and historical look at the 1920's and early 1930's in America. Instead of focusing solely on the stock market crash of 1929, the book give much information about the cultural norms and occurences that led to the inflation of stock prices and their eventual retreat. While not a definitive look at the financial cause and effect of the crash, this book does give the reader a good general overview of America during the pre-Depression era.

Rating:
Summary: The crash and tales of the Roaring Twenties...
Review: This book would be more appropriately titled if what was simply a cultural and historical look at the 1920's and early 1930's in America. Instead of focusing solely on the stock market crash of 1929, the book give much information about the cultural norms and occurences that led to the inflation of stock prices and their eventual retreat. While not a definitive look at the financial cause and effect of the crash, this book does give the reader a good general overview of America during the pre-Depression era.