Six Days in October
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Six Days in October by Karen Blumenthal
Over six terrifying, desperate days in October 1929, the fabulous fortune that Americans had built in stocks plunged with a fervor never seen before. At first, the drop seemed like a mistake, a mere glitch in the system. But as the decline gathered steam, so did the destruction. Over twenty-five billion dollars in individual wealth was lost, vanished gone. People watched their dreams fade before their very eyes. Investing in the stock market would never be the same.Here, Wall Street Journal bureau chief Karen Blumenthal chronicles the six-day period that brought the country to its knees, from fascinating tales of key stock-market players, like Michael J. Meehan, an immigrant who started his career hustling cigars outside theaters and helped convince thousands to gamble their hard-earned money as never before, to riveting accounts of the power struggles between Wall Street and Washington, to poignant stories from those who lost their savings -- and more -- to the allure of stocks and the power of greed.
For young readers living in an era of stock-market fascination, this engrossing account explains stock-market fundamentals while bringing to life the darkest days of the mammoth crash of 1929.
Karen Blumenthal is a critically regarded novelist, an award-winning author, and a long-time Wall Street Journal journalist. She is the author of Bootleg: Murder, Moonshine, and the Laws of Prohibition, as well as the Sibert Honor title Six Days in October: The Stock Market Collapse of 1929 and the Jane Addams Children's Book Award-winning Let Me Play: The Story of Title IX. She currently resides in Dallas, Texas.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780689842764 |
| ISBN 10 | 0689842767 |
| Title | Six Days in October |
| Author | Karen Blumenthal |
| Series | Wall Street Journal Book |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Atheneum Books for Young Readers |
| Year published | 2002-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Prizes | Commended for Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award (Children's Book) 2003, Commended for Jefferson Cup (Young Adults) 2003 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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