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Millionaire

The Philanderer, Gambler, and Duelist Who Invented Modern Finance

Millionaire( )
Author: Gleeson, Janet
ISBN:978-1-5011-5497-3
Publication Date:May 2016
Publisher:Simon & Schuster
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $19.99
Book Description:

On the death of France's most glorious king, Louis XIV, in 1715, few people benefited from the shift in power more than the intriguing financial genius from Edinburgh, John Law. Already notorious for killing a man in a duel and for acquiring a huge fortune from gambling, Law had proposed to the English monarch that a bank be established to issue paper money with the credit based on the value of land. But Queen Anne was not about to take advice from a gambler and felon. So, in exile in...
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Book Details
Pages:304
Detailed Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Business
Business & Economics / Banks & Banking
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5 x 8 x 0.9 Inches
Book Weight:0.61 Pounds



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