1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History--and How It Shattered a NationNew · History, Nonfiction, Economics
1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History--and How It Shattered a Nation
2025 · 592 pages · Nonfiction
60
New
★ 4.14 on Goodreads · 37K ratings
Lifetime bestseller · Buzzing now
≈ 15 hours to read · about 4 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Goodreads Choice (history biography) finalist (2025). #1 New York Times bestseller (6 weeks at #1). 4.14★ from 37K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
60Must-Read Score
- Readers59 out of 100 · counts 40%+27
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller57 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+20
- Buzz75 out of 100 · counts 15%+13
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #19 of the 87 science and ideas books we rank
- #57 of the 154 history books we rank
- #46 of the 219 new books we rank
- #260 of the 1,405 books we rank
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (6 weeks at #1)
- 39 weeks on the New York Times bestseller lists since 2024
Shortlisted
- Goodreads Choice (history biography) finalist (2025)
Reads as
True story, Thought-provoking
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