As it happens, Maury Klein does not cite Fisher's quote, but otherwise he tells the story of the crash clearly and well, with some especially good pen portraits of characters such as Thomas Lamont, Jesse Livermore, Charley Mitchell and Albert Wiggin (who actually made money short-selling).

ECONOMIST: Wall Street crash

Sale did fight back with second-half tries from Lee Thomas and Rory Lamont but it was too little, too late.

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