A History of the United States in Five Crashes

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In this absorbing, smart, and accessible blend of economic and cultural history, Scott Nations, a longtime trader, financial engineer, and CNBC contributor, takes us on a journey through the five significant stock market crashes in the past century to reveal how they defined the United States today - The Panic of 1907; Black Tuesday (1929); Black Monday (1987); The Great Recession (2008); The Flash Crash (2010). This book illustrates the connections between these major financial collapses and examines the solid, clear-cut lessons they offer for preventing the next one