The Stock Market Crash of 1929 did not happen in one day. Many events foretold the debacle. Blumenthal, Dallas bureau chief of "The Wall Street Journal, " recounts for young readers the events, foibles, personalities, mistakes, and ignored warning signs that contributed to the mammoth crash of 1929. Includes period photos and memorabilia.

CONTENTS

Introduction

OCTOBER 24:

Black Thursday

OCTOBER 24:

Sell!

OCTOBER 24:

White Knights to the Rescue

OCTOBER 25:

President Hoover Responds

OCTOBER 26:

Sold Out

OCTOBER 27:

The King of the Bulls

OCTOBER 28:

A Bloody Monday

OCTOBER 29:

Black Tuesday

OCTOBER 30:

Aftermath

Epilogue

Sources, Picture Credits, and Acknowledgments

Index

Karen Blumenthal (1959–2020) was a financial journalist and editor whose career included five years with The Dallas Morning News and twenty-five with The Wall Street Journal before becoming an award-winning children’s nonfiction book writer. Three of her books were finalists for the YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award, and she was the author of Sibert Honor Book Six Days in October: The Stock Market Crash of 1929.