I am not master of events : the speculations of John Law and Lord Londonderry in the Mississippi and South Sea bubbles /
Neal, Larry,1941-
New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press,
c2012.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Storms in the Caribbean Sea and the life of Lord Londonderry -- The War of the Spanish succession and the Jacobite Rebellion -- The diamond deal -- Learning by doing : law and Londonderry before the bet -- The bet of the bubbles -- The blowing and bursting of bubbles -- The workout -- Family problems -- Did the speculations of law and Londonderry matter? -- Epilogue.
Law, John, 1671-1729.
South Sea Company.
Business cycles
Financial crises