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The Queen's Embroiderer: A True Story of Paris, Lovers, Swindlers, and the First Stock Market Crisis
The Queen's Embroiderer A True Story of Paris Lovers Swindlers and the First Stock Market Crisis
Author: Joan DeJean
From the author of How Paris Became Paris, a sweeping history of high finance, the origins of high fashion, and a pair of star-crossed lovers in 18th-century France.Paris, 1719. The stock market is surging and the world's first millionaires are buying everything in sight. Against this backdrop, two families, the Magoulets and the Chevrots, rose ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781632864741
ISBN-10: 1632864746
Publication Date: 5/1/2018
Pages: 400
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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Book Type: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 2
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Excellent Book. Although it can be challenging to keep track of every person, because so many have the same names!
This is an excellent description of one of the earliest stockmarkets and the 2 families who are involved.


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