"Madness of Crowds" is an entertaining read, but its not really solid history. His account of tulip mania in particular seems to have depended largely on storie

"Madness of Crowds" is an entertaining read, but its not really solid history. His account of tulip mania in particular seems to have depended largely on stories in religious pamphlets about the dangers of greed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulip_mania#Mackay's_Madness_of_Crowds https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulip_mania#Mackay's_Madness_o...