I Am Not Master of Events: The Speculations of John Law and Lord Londonderry in the Mississippi and South Sea Bubbles

by Larry Neal

Book Overview

Two of the greatest financial fiascos of all time took place at the same time and were instigated by two acquaintances: the Mississippi Bubble, on which John Law at first made a vast fortune and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300153163
• ISBN13: 9780300153163
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.4"