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Republic of debtors : bankruptcy in the age of American independence / Bruce H. Mann.

By: Publication details: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 2002.Description: viii, 344 p. ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0674009029 :
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HG3766 .M29 2002
Summary: From the wealthy merchant to the backwoods farmer, Mann tells the personal stories of men and women struggling to repay their debts and stay ahead of their creditors. He opens a window onto a society undergoing such fundamental changes as the growth of a commercial economy, the emergence of a consumer marketplace, and a revolution for independence.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-338) and index.

From the wealthy merchant to the backwoods farmer, Mann tells the personal stories of men and women struggling to repay their debts and stay ahead of their creditors. He opens a window onto a society undergoing such fundamental changes as the growth of a commercial economy, the emergence of a consumer marketplace, and a revolution for independence.

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