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The Moneymaker (Penguin Readers Simplified Text)
The Moneymaker - Penguin Readers Simplified Text Author:Janet Gleeson The true story of John Law, gambler, mathematical genius - and killer, and his role in the history of money. Three centuries ago, wealth was in the form of gold and silver. Law's ideas revolutionised finance: he set up one of the first banks to issue paper money. A successful system today but for John Law it ended in disaster.