Author: Thomas B. Costain
Publisher: Rare Treasure Editions
Published: 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z
Total Pages: 127
ISBN-13: 1773238779
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →“The Mississippi Bubble” was a wild, giddy, devastating, international episode in eighteenth century French and American history that ought to be better known, if, as nothing else, a cautionary tale. At its simplest, a Scottish fugitive named John Law convinced the rulers of France to let him use France as a laboratory for his economic theories, and one of his schemes was selling shares for a new colony in America, eventually centered around what was to become New Orleans. The sales pitches weren’t tethered to reality, especially as the scheme got more and more out of hand. Costain does a good job of following the twists and turns and tyrannical moves that were put in play to try to prop things up...
Author: Emerson Hough
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Published: 1902
Total Pages: 470
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A story of the fortunes of John Law, the financier, and of his schemes to colonize the Mississippi Valley.
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Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Published:
Total Pages: 450
ISBN-13: 144290674X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Thomas Bertram Costain
Publisher: New York : Random House
Published: 1955
Total Pages: 200
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Story of the early days and rapid growth of the Louisiana colony.
Author: Thomas Bertram Costain
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Published: 1968
Total Pages: 185
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Emerson Hough
Publisher: Pinnacle Press
Published: 2017-05-26
Total Pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9781374954113
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Emerson Hough
Publisher: CreateSpace
Published: 2014-12-06
Total Pages: 150
ISBN-13: 9781505387827
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Gentlemen, this is America!" The speaker cast upon the cloth-covered table a singular object, whose like none of those present had ever seen. They gathered about and bent over it curiously. "This is that America," the speaker repeated. "Here you have it, barbaric, wonderful, abounding!" With sudden gesture he swept his hand among the gold coin that lay on the gaming table. He thrust into the mouth of the object before him a handful of louis d'or and English sovereigns. "There is your America," said he. "It runs over with gold. No man may tell its richness. Its beauty you can not imagine."