The views of Club speakers are their own and their participation does not constitute or imply endorsement or recommendation by The Commonwealth Club. In The Great Crash 1929, world-renowned economist John Kenneth Galbraith takes us through the events that precipitated the stock market crash of October. Each year, we bring nearly 500 events on topics ranging across politics, culture, society and the economy to our members and the public, both in-person and via extensive online and on-air listenership and viewership. The Commonwealth Club of California is the nation's oldest and largest public affairs forum. GALBRAITHS BEST-SELLING HISTORY OF THE BUILD-UP TO THE WALL STREET CRASH - First edition, first impression. Galbraiths prose has grace and wit, and he distills a good deal of sardonic fun from the whopping errors of the nations oracles and the wondrous antics of the financial community. Then, problems in another portion of the financial system turned what may have been a short, sharp recession into our nations longest, deepest depression. The leading national forum open to all for the impartial discussion of public issues important to the membership, community and nation. Of Galbraiths classic examination of the 1929 financial collapse, the Atlantic Monthly said, 'Economic writings are seldom notable for their entertainment value, but this book is.
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