Republic of Debtors

Republic of Debtors
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 353
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ISBN-10 : 9780674040540
ISBN-13 : 0674040546
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Book Synopsis Republic of Debtors by : Bruce H Mann

Download or read book Republic of Debtors written by Bruce H Mann and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Debt was an inescapable fact of life in early America. At the beginning of the eighteenth century, its sinfulness was preached by ministers and the right to imprison debtors was unquestioned. By 1800, imprisonment for debt was under attack and insolvency was no longer seen as a moral failure, merely an economic setback. In Republic of Debtors, authorBruce H. Mann illuminates this crucial transformation in early American society.


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