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Reveals that pawnshops have long played an integral role in Americans' economic lives. Presenting the history of pawn-broking in the United States from the nation's founding through the Great Depression, this title demonstrates that the practice was inextricably intertwined with the rise of capitalism.

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    A Hardback by Wendy A. Woloson

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 4/30/2010 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780226905679, 978-0226905679
      ISBN10: 0226905675
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      Book Synopsis
      Reveals that pawnshops have long played an integral role in Americans' economic lives. Presenting the history of pawn-broking in the United States from the nation's founding through the Great Depression, this title demonstrates that the practice was inextricably intertwined with the rise of capitalism.

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