Money for Nothing: The Scientists, Fraudsters, and Corrupt Politicians Who Reinvented Money, Panicked a Nation, and Made the World Rich

by Thomas Levenson

The Company’s shares stood at £198 on March 29, £220 on the thirtieth, £255 on April 1, £275 on the second, when the House of Commons approved the South Sea Act—and then, stunningly, £350 on the fourth.