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The Crash of 1929
URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/crash/

Description:
Website companion to this American Experience documentary about the stock market crash of 1929, which hopes to capture "the unbounded optimism of the age and the shocking consequences when reality finally hit." Watch the complete film, view newspaper headlines from 1929, trace the rise and fall of a "hot" 1920s stock, and read memories of the market crash. Includes a timeline, image gallery, and teacher's guide.

Publisher:
PBS Online; WGBH

Extra Keywords
Public Broadcasting Service PBS

LII Database Information:
Record 27182 created by Jennifer English on 11/12/2008
Last modification on 10/05/2009
Published: 11/27/2008  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/27182