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This book studies the short-lived but sensational movement to invest in South American silver mines, which gripped London in the 1820s. The author provides a fascinating account of the origins and reverberations of this economic fervor that reveals the historical, literary, and economic contexts of the era. While many investors dreamed of riches, the author teases out the grandiose schemes and exposes the shocking ignorance of mining processes and realities on the ground. Drawing on examples of commissioners and miners dispatched to South America, the book offers an illuminating study of the complexities of international resource extraction.
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