ΓÇ£It is one of the best narrative histories IΓÇÖve read.ΓÇ¥ ΓÇöJudge Glock,The Wall Street Journal Named a Most Anticipated Book by New York Times Books ReviewTIMEWashington PostAssociated PressTown & CountryNew York Postand more From the bestselling author of Too Big to FailΓÇ£the definitive history of the 2008 banking crisisΓÇ¥ (The Atlantic) comes a riveting narrative of the most infamous stock market crash in historyΓÇöone with ripple effects that still shape our society today. In 1929the world watched in shock as the unstoppable Wall Street bull market went into a freefallwiping out fortunes and igniting a depression that would reshape a generation. But behind the flashing ticker tapes and panicked tradersanother drama unfoldedΓÇöone of visionaries and fraudsterstitans and dreamerseuphoria and ruin. With unparalleled access to historical records and newly uncovered documentsNew York Times bestselling author Andrew Ross Sorkin takes readers inside the chaos of the crashbehind the scenes of a raging battle between Wall Street and Washington and the larger-than-life characters whose ambition and naivete in an endless boom led to disaster. The dizzying highs and brutal lows of this era eerily mirror todayΓÇÖs worldΓÇöwhere markets soarpolitical tensions mountand the fight over financial influence plays out once again. This is not just a story about money. 1929 is a tale of powerpsychologyand the seductive illusion that this time is different. ItΓÇÖs about disregarded alarm bellsfinanciers who fell from graceand skeptics who saw the crash comingΓÇöonly to be dismissed until it was too late. Hailed as a landmark bookToo Big to Fail reimagined how financial crises are told. Nowwith 1929Sorkin delivers an immersiveelectrifying account of the most pivotal market collapse of all timeΓÇöwith lessons that remain as urgent as ever. More than just a history1929 is a crucial blueprint for understanding the cycles of speculationthe forces that drive financial upheavaland the warning signs we ignore at our peril.