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Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds

Charles Mackay’s illustrated historical survey of collective manias, including the Mississippi Scheme, South Sea Bubble, tulip speculation, alchemy, prophecy, fortune-telling, mesmerism, the Crusades, witch trials, haunted houses, celebrated criminals, duels, and relics. This complete edition combines both volumes of the 1852 National Illustrated Library text.