Extraordinary Popular Delusions: And the Madness of Crowds - Charles Mackay

Charles Mackay (1814-1889) was a Scottish poet, journalist and songwriter. After his education in Brussels, Mackay became a writer for The Sun, an assistant sub-editor for the Morning Chronicle , and a correspondent for The Times during the American Civil War . Mackay's most notable books are Extraordinary Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, Life and Liberty in America, and Lost Beauties of the English Language .