I the modern American economy emerged. Galambos and Pratt, Chapters 1-4. The Crash and Depression. In the popular mind the depression of the 1930s is inevitably connected to the stock market crash in 1929. In fact, the crash came several months after the downturn started.
Economists still debate the explanation of the cause.
There is a wealth of issues here. Heilbroner and Singer, Chapters 13-14. 2. Galambos and Pratt, Chapter 5. The current era and beyond. Galambos and Pratt, Chapters 6-11.