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Republic of Debtors: Bankruptcy in the Age of American Independence

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Description for Republic of Debtors: Bankruptcy in the Age of American Independence Paperback. Debt was an inescapable fact of life in early America. At the beginning of the 18th century, its sinfulness was preached by ministers. By 1800, imprisonment for debt was under attack, and insolvency was seen merely as an economic setback. This work focuses on this crucial transformation in early American society. Num Pages: 358 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBTB; KCZ; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 227 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.

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, Bruce H. Mann illuminates this crucial transformation in early American society.

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 ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
Number of Pages
358
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674032415
SKU
V9780674032415
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About Bruce H. Mann
Bruce H. Mann is Carl F. Schipper, Jr. Professor of Law at Harvard Law School.

Reviews for Republic of Debtors: Bankruptcy in the Age of American Independence
A landmark study of eighteenth-century financial failure.
Jill Lepore
New Yorker
Back [in colonial days] debtors were treated worse than thieves. In prison they had to foot the bill for their own food and heat, or else go without. In 1798, when yellow fever swept Philadelphia, all prisoners from city jails were evacuated to safety—all, that is, ... Read more

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