I would give you a book list ; however, you wouldn't read / belive any of it. So, I shall just tell you, that , unlike you and your father, I know an " expert " ; been married to him for 35 + years. I also know the stories about the Crash of '29 from my own family , as well. On top of all of that, I did learn about it in school, and have done extensive reading about it, as an adult. You are not only 100 % incorrect, you are gullible.
I know ALL about what FDR did. Do you imagine, that YOU are the ONLY one who doesn ? That's laughable, to the nth degree. Oh, and FYI ... what happened in 1933, had NOTHING , whatsoever, to do with a Market bubble, filled with people buying on margin, which was what fuelled THE CRASH ! The '87 " crash " was fuelled by "programs ", and not over extended margin calls, made to a vast majority of people, who had no business being invested in the Market anyway. Just a little " insider " info, my dear.
Now, as far as your silly goldbuggery goes, you'd actuallay do far better, if you had been invested in diamonds. The Hunt brothers' lamentable silver snatch, of a few decades back, didn't work out all that well, and neither has gold done as well ; for all of your silly rant about " funny money ".
You are the LAST person, whom I would take " advice " from. Be proud of your father ; however, I don't need a lecture about entrepenurial matters , from you nor him. I shan't talk about me , or mine; just say that you don't have any idea to whom you're writing your drivel to, so don't assume anything about others. LOL