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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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      Publisher The University of Chicago Press
      Published 4/30/2010 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780226905679
      978-0226905679
      ISBN-10 0226905675
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      Description

      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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