18th century bloom of free trade is quite something - the vast usage of paper money, mercantile, colonization, trade. Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations is def great recommendation nostr:npub1sn0wdenkukak0d9dfczzeacvhkrgz92ak56egt7vdgzn8pv2wfqqhrjdv9. Another one I really love from this era is Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds by Charles McKay. Kid's gonna grow up doing amazing things!