The Wall Street crash and Crown Prince Humbert

Letter from America by Alistair Cooke

The Wall Street crash, an attempt on the life of Italy's Crown prince Humbert, Joseph R. Grundy's appearance in front of the Senate and other news items from October 1929.

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Fri 15 Sep 198921:00
BBC Radio 4

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