Paper Fortunes: The Frenchman Who Tried To Buy An Empire

In the aftermath of Louis XIV's death, France teetered on the edge of bankruptcy. The nation's coffers were empty, its credit destroyed, and its future uncertain. Into this desperate situation stepped an extraordinary figure: John Law-mathematician, gambler, financial theorist, and perhaps the most audacious economic visionary in history.

Paper Fortunes tells the remarkable true story of how this brilliant Scottish adventurer convinced France's rulers to embark on history's most ambitious fi...