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Bierman, Harold.

The causes of the 1929 stock market crash : a speculative orgy or
a new era? / Harold Bierman, Jr.

p. cm.--(Contributions in economics and economic history,
ISSN 0084-9235 ; no. 195)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-313-30629-X (alk. paper)

1. Depressions-- 1929--United States. 2. Stock exchanges--United
States--History--20th century. 3. Wall Street--History--20th
century. I. Title. II. Series.

HB3717 1929.B388 1998

338.5′4′097309043--DC21 97-32007

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available.

Copyright © 1998 by Harold Bierman, Jr.

All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without the
express written consent of the publisher.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 97-32007

ISBN: 0-313-30629-X

ISSN: 0084-9235

First published in 1998

Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881
An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.

Printed in the United States of America

The paper used in this book complies with the
Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National
Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984).

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