Devil Take the Hindmost

Devil Take the Hindmost traces the history of speculative fervor from ancient Rome to the modern era, highlighting notable episodes like the tulip mania, the South Sea Bubble, and recent financial crises. Updated to include insights into the end of the dot-com bubble, the 2008 financial crash, and contemporary speculative trends such as Artificial Intelligence, the book explores mankind’s enduring fascination with risk, greed, and folly across the ages.