1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History




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Andrew Ross Sorkin has written a fresh, mesmerizing account of the 1929 stock market crash. His #1 New York Times Bestseller 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History--and How It Shattered a Nation (Viking, 2025) is filled with unforgettable characters including: "Smiling Charlie" Mitchell, the head of National City Bank; Thomas Lamont, the brains behind J.P. Morgan; the great speculators Bernard Baruch and Jessie Livermore; and Senator Carter Glass and Herbert Hoover. All were caught up in a calamity beyond their experience and almost beyond their comprehension. This is narrative history at its best, with eerie relevance for the present time. Covering this book in a seven-week study group will require reading about 60 pages per week. It is an easy, entertaining read.
 

Class Details

7 Session(s)
Weekly - Thu

Location
500 Davis Center

Instructor
Multiple

Tuition:  $0.00

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Schedule Information

Date(s) Class Days Times Location Instructor(s)
9/10/2026 - 10/22/2026 Weekly - Thu 09:45 AM - 11:45 AM Evanston, 500 Davis Center  Map Philip Steptoe  ; Jeffrey Graff