The Great Depression and the Great Recession are the two great economic crises of the past hundred years. In Hall of Mirrors, Barry Eichengreen draws on his unparalleled expertise for a brilliantly conceived dual-track account of the two crises and their consequences. This is undoubtedly one of the best books on the history of economic policy-making to be published in the last half century. .. clear, compelling account of the Great Depression and the Great Recession.