History of Investing

[Jake]

I love history and am always fascinated to think about how life worked for people in past times, particularly regarding questions like wealth, investing, business and social life. I've just found a treasure trove of free ebooks on Mises that I am going through which might also be of interest to others here:
The New Deal in Old Rome http://mises.org/document/3330/The-New-Deal-in-Old-Rome I am currently reading this and it is very entertaining and extremely well written.
Forty Centuries of Wage and Price Controls http://mises.org/document/3968/Forty-Ce ... -Inflation
Early Speculative Bubbles http://mises.org/document/3628/Early-Sp ... y-of-Money

If you know any good history books that touch on investing-related themes, feel free to add them to this thread!

[FarmerD]

I've visited the Von Mises website a few time though I didn't notice the free ebooks.  Thanks for pointing these out - will read today. 

[hoost]

I've visited the Von Mises website a few time though I didn't notice the free ebooks.  Thanks for pointing these out - will read today. 

They have a whole lot of books here.

[Lone Wolf]

Those sound like great reads!  Thanks for the recommendation.  I'm especially excited to read  "The New Deal in Old Rome".