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The Stock Bubble That Corrupted Parliament — and Got Away With It
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The Stock Bubble That Corrupted Parliament — and Got Away With It
Every story in here actually happened. New stories every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
Sources: https://archive.org/details/southseabubble00cars; https://archive.org/details/greatswindle00cowl; https://www.routledge.com/The-South-Sea-Bubble-An-Economic-History-of-its-Origins-and-Consequences/Paul/p/book/9780415470988; https://archive.org/details/extraordinarypo01mack; https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/transformingsociety/tradeindustry/southseabubble/
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