In hock : pawning in America from independence through the Great Depression /

The definitive history of pawnbroking in the United States from the nation's founding through the Great Depression, this volume demonstrates that the practice was inextricably intertwined with the rise of capitalism. The class of working poor begotten by this economic tide could make ends meet,...

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Main Author: Woloson, Wendy A., 1964-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2009.
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