This book conclusively demonstrates that the American stock market and the American economy is poised for a cataclysmic crash exceeding that of 1929. the AUTHORs trace the history of recessions and depressions in the United States showing a recurring pattern that has been unbroken since the earliest days of the republic. A complete discussion of the current economic factors which make such a crash not only possible but inevitable are clearly stated. the new millennium will be heralded in by the fifth great depression ( there have been four previous such periods in American history) exceeding in scope and magnitude all that have previously gone before. Despite the ominous implications the AUTHORs offer a prescription for ordinary American citizens to not only avoid the crushing effects of such a crash but to profit handsomely as the wealthy in every age have always done.