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American Experience  The Crash of 1929

It was a time when the stock market epitomized the false promise of permanent prosperity. Details

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Program: American Experience

Episode: The Crash of 1929

Based on eight years of continued prosperity, presidents and economists alike confidently predicted that America would soon enter a time when there would be no more poverty, no more depressions -- a "New Era" when everyone could be rich.

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Great Depression , wall street , recession , stock market , crash , 1929 , the 1930s

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Duration: (54:21)
Premiere Date: 10/25/2009
Episode Expires: None
TV Rating: TV-G
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