Memoirs of extraordinary popular delusions and the madness of crowds / by Charles Mackay.

Author/creator Mackay, Charles
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon : Office of the National Illustrated Library, 1852.
Description2 v. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Supplemental ContentGale, Sabin Americana: History of the Americas, 1500-1926
Subjects

Uniform titleMemoirs of extraordinary popular delusions
Spine title Mackay's popular delusions
SeriesSabin 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 notePublished in 1841 under title: Memoirs of extraordinary popular delusions.
General note"Illustrated with numerous engravings."
General noteIncludes index.
General noteReproduction of original from Huntington Library.
General noteSabin no. 43358.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
References RLIN, CTRG97-B128
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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