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Gordon Thomas discusses his book “The Day the Bubble Burst: A Social History of the Wall Street Crash of 1929”

BROADCAST: Oct. 16, 1979 | DURATION: 00:51:47

Synopsis

Author Gordon Thomas discusses his book “The Day the Bubble Burst: A Social History of the Wall Street Crash of 1929” and other stories from the Stock Market Crash of 1929 with Studs Terkel. Both Thomas and Terkel read excerpts from Thomas’ book and an audio clip is played of Sidney Weinberg, a man who experienced the Stock Market Crash firsthand.