Moneymaker, The — Janet Gleeson
First published 1999. Bantam paperback, 2000, pp 272, c.72,000 words. The Scotsman John Law was an extraordinary character who, three hundred years ago, after being exiled from Britain for murder, made a huge impact on the financing of government, most notably in France. Over a decade he created a financial bubble, which eventually, inevitably, imploded. […]
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