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Bubble in the Sun: The Florida Boom of the 1920s and How It Brought on the Great Depression
Explore the intoxicating allure of speculative booms through Florida's 1920s land frenzy. This episode dissects the human psychology that fuels such bubbles, their inevitable collapse, and the profound, often overlooked, role they play in broader economic downturns, offering chilling parallels to today.
“Explore the intoxicating allure of speculative booms through Florida's 1920s land frenzy. This episode dissects the human psychology that fuels such bubbles, their inevitable collapse, and the profound, often overlooked, role they play in broader economic downturns, offering chilling parallels to today.”
— Christopher Knowlton, Bubble in the Sun: The Florida Boom of the 1920s and How It Brought on the Great Depression
florida land boom, speculative bubbles, great depression origins
Best suited to listeners who want a clearer working understanding of florida land boom, speculative bubbles, great depression origins and better judgment in how they apply it.
Christopher Knowlton brings a credible and useful lens to florida land boom, speculative bubbles, great depression origins, with enough subject command to make the book worth hearing.