The Life of John Law - Softcover

Wood, John Philip

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1934619019 ISBN 13: 9781934619018

Publisher: Newton Page, 2009

Synopsis

The true story of a Scottish murderer, philanderer, gambler and abscondee who escaped his condemned cell in London to become the darling of the French economy, The Life of John Law contains first-hand accounts of the euphoria and wealth Law created by engineering the first stock market boom, and the despair, poverty and destroyed lives that followed its inevitable crash. The Life of John Law is an enduring account of the spectacular rise and fall of the most enigmatic genius in financial and economic history.

Edition details

• Publisher: Newton Page
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1934619019
• ISBN 13: 9781934619018
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 158
• Editor: Adams Gavin John