This complete edition compiles all three volumes, providing readers with a comprehensive look into the patterns of delusion that have repeated themselves over time.
Charles Mackay's thorough research and keen observations make this book a compelling read for anyone interested in the impact of group dynamics on individual behavior.
Time and again, we can avoid disastrous pitfalls and learn to profit by seeing how history repeats itself. Fascinating, mesmerizing, strikingly strange, and amazingly wise, this book will never be forgotten and cannot be ignored.
Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.
The book chronicles its subjects in three parts: "National Delusions", "Peculiar Follies", and "Philosophical Delusions". MacKay was an accomplished teller of stories, though he wrote in a journalistic and somewhat sensational style.
"Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions - Volume I" from Charles Mackay. Scottish poet, journalist, author, anthologist, novelist, and songwriter (1814-1889).