{"product_id":"the-south-sea-company-charles-river-editors-9781545462492","title":"The South Sea Company: The History of the British Empire's South American Stock Company","description":"*Includes pictures\u003cp\u003e *Includes contemporary accounts of the company\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Economists have called the South Sea bubble \"one of the most famous and dramatic episodes in the history of speculation.\" The company's spectacular fall impacted not only its investors, but public confidence in corporations, investments, and even banking worldwide. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e How did the directors of one of the most successful joint-stock companies at the time, sought after in social circles as financiers and masterminds, come to be called before Parliament to testify? The anger over the dishonesty of the directors of the company resulted in one member of the House of Lords suggesting that the South Sea Company directors \"be sewn up in sacks, along with snakes and monies, and then drowned.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Though the history of the South Sea Company is obscure and unfamiliar to most, the regular references to the company and the scandal that surrounded it have lead it to be regularly referenced by economists, historians, and even investors today. It is a story centered around England's history of debt, loans, and banking, all against the backdrop of modern history's most famous empire. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The South Sea Company: The History of the British Empire's South American Stock Company examines the history and legacy of one of England's most notorious trading companies. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about the South Sea Company like never before, in no time at all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles River\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1545462496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781545462492\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/19\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 62\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.13d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charles River","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43938425536767,"sku":"9781545462492","price":8.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_5320c37e-520d-429b-83ec-74a5f063e709.jpg?v=1681435611","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-south-sea-company-charles-river-editors-9781545462492","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}