Karen Blumenthal

Six Days in October: The Stock Market Crash of 1929; A Wall Street Journal Book for Children

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Stock Market Crash of 1929 did not happen in one day. Many events foretold the debacle. Blumenthal, Dallas bureau chief of "The Wall Street Journal, " recounts for young readers the events, foibles, personalities, mistakes, and ignored warning signs that contributed to the mammoth crash of 1929. Includes period photos and memorabilia.

Produktdetails

• Wall Street Journal Book
• Verlag: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Altersempfehlung: 12 bis 17 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: September 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 198mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 503g
• ISBN-13: 9780689842764
• ISBN-10: 0689842767
• Artikelnr.: 20955812

Autorenporträt

Karen Blumenthal (1959–2020) was a financial journalist and editor whose career included five years with The Dallas Morning News and twenty-five with The Wall Street Journal before becoming an award-winning children’s nonfiction book writer. Three of her books were finalists for the YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award, and she was the author of Sibert Honor Book Six Days in October: The Stock Market Crash of 1929.

Inhaltsangabe

CONTENTS
Introduction
OCTOBER 24:
Black Thursday
OCTOBER 24:
Sell!
OCTOBER 24:
White Knights to the Rescue
OCTOBER 25:
President Hoover Responds
OCTOBER 26:
Sold Out
OCTOBER 27:
The King of the Bulls
OCTOBER 28:
A Bloody Monday
OCTOBER 29:
Black Tuesday
OCTOBER 30:
Aftermath
Epilogue
Sources, Picture Credits, and Acknowledgments
Index