Charles Mackay (author)

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Charles Mackay was a Scottish poet, journalist, author, anthologist, novelist, and songwriter, remembered mainly for his book Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds.

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Primary popularizer of the mania narrative
His 1841 book 'Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds' established the widely held, though sometimes debated, view of the event as a classic irrational market crash.
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