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Author Neal, Larry, 1941- author.

Title I am not master of events : the speculations of John Law and Lord Londonderry in the Mississippi and South Sea bubbles / Larry Neal.

Publication Info. New Haven : Yale University Press, [2012]
©2012

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 214 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Yale series in economic and financial history
Yale series in economic and financial history.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Storms in the Caribbean Sea and the life of Lord Londonderry -- The War of the Spanish succession and the Jacobite Rebellion -- The diamond deal -- Learning by doing : law and Londonderry before the bet -- The bet of the bubbles -- The blowing and bursting of bubbles -- The workout -- Family problems -- Did the speculations of law and Londonderry matter? -- Epilogue.
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Subject Law, John, 1671-1729.
Law, John, 1671-1729.
South Sea Company.
South Sea Company.
Business cycles -- History -- 18th century.
Business cycles.
History.
Chronological Term 18th century
Subject Financial crises -- History -- 18th century.
Financial crises.
Chronological Term 1700-1799
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Neal, Larry, 1941- I am not master of events. New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2012 9780300153163 (DLC) 2011022693 (OCoLC)711045565
ISBN 9780300153170 (electronic book)
0300153171 (electronic book)
9780300153163
0300153163