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Sorcin's journey into this pivotal decade began following his previous work on the 2008 financial crisis, Too Big to Fail. Many readers and colleagues engaged him in deep conversations about the 1929 crash, often asking questions like, "Why did it happen?" and "Was it really the start of the Great Depression?" It became clear to Sorcin that the story wasn’t just about stocks falling but about understanding the characters, motivations, and systemic flaws of that time.