1929

#26 in History

1929

Andrew Ross Sorkin

First published 2025Original language EN

8.08.0 / 10
Score out of 1050 ratingsConfidence 25%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
#26 of 39 in History ahead of 34% of the category
  • NYT bestseller · 24 weeks on the list, peaked at #1

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1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History and How It Shattered a Nation is a work of narrative financial history written by Andrew Ross Sorkin of the Wall Street crash of 1929, as well as the events leading up to it and its aftermath. The book was first published by Viking Press in 2025. It was a New York Times notable book of 2025 and made number two on The New York Times Best Seller list.

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The sources average 7.8 across 50 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 25% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the History average of 8.0. That is how 8.0 comes out.

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