Memoirs of extraordinary popular delusions and the madness of crowds / by Charles Mackay.
| Author/creator | Mackay, Charles |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : Office of the National Illustrated Library, 1852. |
| Description | 2 v. : ill. ; 20 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Gale, Sabin Americana: History of the Americas, 1500-1926 |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Memoirs of extraordinary popular delusions |
| Spine title | Mackay's popular delusions |
| Series | Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926 Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | v. 1. The Mississippi scheme--The South-Sea bubble--The tulipomania--The alchymists--Contests--Modern prophecies--Fortune-telling--The magnetisers--Influence of politics and religion on the hair and beard -- v. 2. The Crusades--The witch mania--The slow poisoners--Haunted houses--Popular follies of great cities--Popular admiration of great thieves--Duels and ordeals--Relics. |
| General note | Published in 1841 under title: Memoirs of extraordinary popular delusions. |
| General note | "Illustrated with numerous engravings." |
| General note | Includes index. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Huntington Library. |
| General note | Sabin no. 43358. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| References | RLIN, CTRG97-B128 |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
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