Chapter Three. Origins of the South Sea Company

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgements ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Chapter One. Coffee Houses, The Press and Misinformation 7
6. Chapter Two. Exchange Alley and the Evolution of London’s Securities Market 22
7. Chapter Three. Origins of the South Sea Company 40
8. Chapter Four. John Law and the Mississippi Bubble 56
9. Chapter Five. The South Sea Scheme 73
10. Chapter Six. The Bubble 96
11. Chapter Seven. The Crash 125
12. Chapter Eight. Crisis Resolution 140
13. Chapter Nine. Lessons from the South Sea Bubble 155
14. Chapter Ten. Conclusion 178
15. Glossary 185
16. Bibliography 187
17. Index 195