A History of the United States in Five Crashes
Stock Market Meltdowns That Defined a Nation
Five market crashes and the lessons they left behind.
A History of the United States in Five Crashes examines five major American stock market meltdowns: the Panic of 1907, Black Tuesday in 1929, Black Monday in 1987, the 2008 financial crisis, and the 2010 Flash Crash. Scott Nations explores the leverage, new financial products, and human behavior that turned ordinary downturns into disasters. He shows the recurring mechanics that connect each event.
Founders deal with leverage, fragility, and herd behavior in their own markets, and these case studies reveal how small structural cracks cascade into collapse. The book builds a healthy respect for risk and the hidden interconnections that crashes expose.
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