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How long does it take to read The Day the Bubble Burst?

a social history of the Wall Street crash of 1929

Gordon Thomas, Max Morgan-Witts

The Day the Bubble Burst by Gordon Thomas, Max Morgan-Witts takes about 8 hours 52 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 8 hours 52 minutes

A week or two of reading

First published 1979. 484 pages, about 133,100 words.

18 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 14 hours 47 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 8 hours 52 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 5 hours 33 minutes

The page count is the median across 13 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

A study of events, people and society before, during and after the crash of 1929, emphasizing the involvement of Joseph Kennedy, Stuart Mott, Jesse Livermore, and others who affected, and were affected by, events.

Subjects: Depressions, Social conditions, Crisis económicas, Condiciones sociales, Nineteen twenties

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