Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds

Charles Mackay

• History
• Book language: English
• 902 pages

Charles Mackay's Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds is a historical survey of mass hysteria, financial bubbles, and popular follies. Essays on episodes such as the Mississippi Scheme, the South Sea Bubble, and Tulipomania examine how crowds can embrace illusion and excess. It offers listeners an engaging look at recurring patterns of collective belief.

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