As a love story it is rarely and beautifully told. John Law, as drawn in this novel, is a great character, cool, debonair, audacious, he is an Admirable Crichton in his personality, and a Napoleon in his far-reaching wisdom.
Emerson Hough was a late 19th century American writer best known for Westerns and historical novels about America. This is one of his most popular books.
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.
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The Mississippi Bubble
The Mississippi Bubble: A Memoir of John Law
The Mississippi Bubble: A Memoir of John Law. by Adolphe Thiers ... to Which Are Added Authentic Accounts of the...
A story of the fortunes of John Law, the financier, and of his schemes to colonize the Mississippi Valley.