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To: prosperous who wrote (27149)	1/1/2008 10:14:40 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 217542

The 1929 stock market crash did not cause the Great Depression. I recommend three very good books on this: 1) one, an oldie but goodie with lots of good information and insight on bad monetary policy during the 1920s and 1930s by the Federal Reserve, "Monetary History of the United States, 1867-1960", Milton Friedman and Anna Schwartz. amazon.com 2) two, an economics-intensive look at how going back on the Gold Exchange after WWI was a major cause of the Great Depression, "Golden Fetters: The Gold Standard and the Great Depression, 1919-1939", Barry Eichengreen. amazon.com 3) third, an amazing new economic history, heavier on history than economics, but she gets it right, "The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression", Amity Shlaes. amazon.com