John Law: A Scottish Adventurer in the Eighteenth Century by James Buchan

John Law: A Scottish Adventurer in the Eighteenth Century

James Buchan

496 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

biography history informative slow-paced
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At the summit of his power, John Law was the most famous man in Europe.Born in Scotland in 1671, he was convicted of murder in London and, after his escape from prison, fled Scotland for the Continent when Union with England brought with it a warr...

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