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John Law

Hardcover • 2018 • 1. edition

John Law

By James Buchan

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About the book

John Law of Lauriston blazed like a meteor over Europe and America in the early eighteenth century before falling to earth. At the summit of his reputation in 1720, a period lasting just over one hundred days, Law was the most powerful man in France after the Regent, the Duke of Orleans. He was also the richest private citizen in Europe.For France, brought to the brink by the wars and extravagances of the Sun King, Louis XIV, the Scotsman's financial innovations were a lifeline, but had for cons...Show more

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9780857053381

Publisher

Quercus Publishing

Published year

2018

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1

Original title

John Law

Format

Hardcover

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