Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds V1

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Charles Mackay

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1852. The object of the author in the following pages has been to collect the most remarkable instances of those moral epidemics which have been excited, and to show how easily the masses have been led astray. Contents: the Mississippi scheme, the south-sea bubble, the tulipomania, the alchemists, modern prophecies, fortunetelling, the magnetizers, influence of politics and religion on the hair and beard, the crusaders, the witch mania, the slow poisoners, haunted houses, popular follies of great cities, popular admiration of great thieves, duels and ordeals, relics. Illustrated with engravings.

Release date NZ

September 10th, 2010

Author

Charles Mackay

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Country of Publication

United States

Imprint

Kessinger Publishing

Pages

740

Publisher

Kessinger Publishing

Dimensions

235x191x38

ISBN-13

9781162583716

Product ID

9931520

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