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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.

Details

Broadcast Date
Oct. 16, 1979

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 51.23 min.) : 10 1/2 in.

Duration
51 minutes, 47 seconds

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

Topics

Great Depression Working, Labor, Economy

People

Historians

Tags

WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Thomas, Gordon, 1933---Interviews Thomas, Gordon, 1933- Day the bubble burst. Depressions--United States--1929 Stock Market Crash, 1929 United States--Social conditions--1918-1932 Audiotapes. Radio programs. Thomas, Gordon, 1933--- interviewee Max Morgan-Witts-journalist Guernica--city Enola Gray--book The Day the World Ended--book Franklin D. Roosevelt The Day the Bubble Burst: A Social History of the Wall Street Crash of 1929--book Michael J. Meehan Richard Whitney Jesse Livermore Joseph Kennedy JP Morgan Amadeo Giannini Robertson, Arthur. Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 Billy Durant General Motors Corporation Weimar Republic Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 Evangeline Adams John Raskob DuPont Empire State Building Double Day--publisher

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