Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of... by Charles Mackay

Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds is divided into three broad categories, including 'National Delusions,' 'Peculiar Follies,' and 'Philosophical Delusions.' The author discusses a wide variety of subjects and events, which include economic bubbles like the tulip craze of Holland in 1637 and the Mississippi Company financial bubble of 1719 alchemy, which was of particular interest to individuals who wanted to create gold out of lesser-valued materials the Crusades, also known as the Middle Ages mania witch hunts, the persecution of thousands of innocent victims that arose from either supernatural ill fortune or neighbors with a score to settle duels the political and religious influence on beards and several others. He served as president of the Pullman Company in the early 20th century and built a fine library. From the library of noted book collector Edward Francis Carry, with his bookplate.

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Dimensions: 9.21in - 6.14in - 0.75in - 1.Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds.įirst edition of this classic study of crowd psychology, a compilation of human folly throughout the ages.

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Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of... by Charles Mackay