Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds

Why read it

• You will see why people imitate one another even in their infatuations, as the author shows across many episodes
• You will learn how the rage for tulips spread from the wealthy to merchants and shopkeepers of modest means
• You will recognize how money manias like the Mississippi scheme and the South Sea Bubble can sweep whole nations into reckless speculation

Who it is for

• Investor wary of hype and fast rising prices
• Reader who enjoys old tales of public folly
• Student of financial history and crowd behavior

Contents

1. PREFACE
2. PREFACE: TO EDITION OF 1852
3. MONEY MANIA — THE MISSISSIPPI SCHEME
4. THE SOUTH-SEA BUBBLE
5. THE TULIPOMANIA

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