{"product_id":"capitalism-by-gaslight-9780812246896","title":"Capitalism by Gaslight","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA compelling history of nineteenth-century economic, social, and cultural life, Capitalism by Gaslight explores the blurred boundary between legitimate and illegitimate economic activity, describing the dealings of prostitutes, dealers in dirty books and used goods, mock auctioneers, illegal slavers, and other entrepreneurs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A valuable addition to the rapidly growing literature on the history of capitalism in the United States.\" * Gary Kornblith, Oberlin College *\u003cbr\u003e\"This engagingly presented volume is a truly important contribution to the economic and cultural history of the nineteenth century and to the history of capitalism.\" * Rosanne Currarino, Queens University *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction—Brian P. Luskey and Wendy A. Woloson\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. The Loomis Gang's Market Revolution—Will B. Mackintosh\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. The Promiscuous Economy: Cultural and Commercial Geographies of Secondhand in the Antebellum City—Robert J. Gamble\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. The Era of Shinplasters: Making Sense of Unregulated Paper Money—Joshua R. Greenberg\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. The Rag Race: Jewish Secondhand Clothing Dealers in England and America—Adam Mendelsohn\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5. Lickspittles and Land Sharks: The Immigrant Exploitation Business in Antebellum New York—Brendan P. O'Malley\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6. \"The World Is But One Vast Mock Auction\": Fraud and Capitalism in Nineteenth-Century America—Corey Goettsch\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7. Underground on the High Seas: Commerce, Character, and Complicity in the Illegal Slave Trade—Craig B. Hollander\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8. \"Some Rascally Business\": Thieving Slaves, Unscrupulous Whites, and Charleston's Illicit Waterfront Trade—Michael D. Thompson\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9. Selling Sex and Intimacy in the City: The Changing Business of Prostitution in Nineteenth-Century Baltimore—Katie M. Hemphill\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10. Economies of Print in the Nineteenth-Century City—Paul Erickson\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 11. Back Number Budd: An African American Pioneer in the Old Newspaper and Information Management Business—Ellen Gruber Garvey\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion—Brian P. Luskey and Wendy A. Woloson\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e List of Contributors\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405725049175,"sku":"9780812246896","price":48.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780812246896.jpg?v=1730493402","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/capitalism-by-gaslight-9780812246896","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}