A biography of John Law, the Edinburgh-born gambler and financial theorist who founded a bank in Paris, launched the Mississippi Company and for a few years controlled the finances of France. It covers his early life, his schemes, the frenzied crowds of share-buyers in the rue Quincampoix, and the collapse of 1720.
A readable account of the first great financial bubble, for anyone interested in money, speculation and the Regency. Download the free EPUB.