MISSISSIPPI BUBBLE 1st Edition 1902 Emerson Hough Investing Speculation History

Description: The Mississippi BubbleBy Emerson Hough Published by Bowen-Merrill, Indianapolis, 1902. First edition, First printing, with April on copyright page. In original olive green cloth with gold lettering and decoration on the front board and spine. Illustrations by Henry Hutt. Very good hardcover, no dustjacket. Slight spine canter, clean unmarked text. Illustrated. 452 pages plus ads in back.The Mississippi Bubble is a 1902 novel by American author Emerson Hough. It was Hough's first bestseller, and the fourth-best selling novel in the United States in 1902.The historical novel revolves around the story of John Law (1671-1729) and the "Mississippi Bubble", an economic bubble of speculative investment in the French colony of Louisiana.The book sold well from the time of its release, with The New York Times reporting 1,000 copies selling per day in the first month of its release. It became the number one best-selling book in America for the month in the August 1902 issue of The Bookman.Hough wrote the book at night, working between 10pm and 4am, after his day job at Forest and Stream magazine in Chicago. He earned $11,640.15 from it.Emerson Hough (1857 – 1923) was an American author best known for writing western stories and historical novels. His early works included Singing Mouse Stories and Story of the Cowboy. He was well known for his 1902 historical novel The Mississippi Bubble. Many of his works have been adapted into films and serial films. Loc: GL1-2StoreAdd to FavoritesFeedbackMISSISSIPPI BUBBLE 1st Edition 1902 Emerson Hough Investing Speculation History The Mississippi BubbleBy Emerson Hough Published by Bowen-Merrill, Indianapolis, 1902. First edition, First printing, with April on copyright page. In original olive green cloth with gold lettering and decoration on the front board and spine. Illustrations by Henry Hutt. Very good hardcover, no dustjacket. Slight spine canter, clean unmarked text. Illustrated. 452 pages plus ads in back.The Mississippi Bubble is a 1902 novel by American author Emerson Hough. It was Hough's first bestseller, and the fourth-best selling novel in the United States in 1902.The historical novel revolves around the story of John Law (1671-1729) and the "Mississippi Bubble", an economic bubble of speculative investment in the French colony of Louisiana.The book sold well from the time of its release, with The New York Times reporting 1,000 copies selling per day in the first month of its release. It became the number one best-selling book in America for the month in the August 1902 issue of The Bookman.Hough wrote the book at night, working between 10pm and 4am, after his day job at Forest and Stream magazine in Chicago. He earned $11,640.15 from it.Emerson Hough (1857 – 1923) was an American author best known for writing western stories and historical novels. His early works included Singing Mouse Stories and Story of the Cowboy. He was well known for his 1902 historical novel The Mississippi Bubble. Many of his works have been adapted into films and serial films. Loc: GL1-2

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