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Providing the definitive history of pawnbroking in the United States from the nation's founding through the Great Depression, this title demonstrates that the pawnshop was essential to the rise of capitalism.

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"A remarkable and remarkably original book. With her keen ear for the stories and anecdotes that make the milleus of the working poor come alive, Wendy A. Woloson captures the vivid and untold history of pawnbroking from the late eighteenth century through the Great Depression, and writes with panache on the many changes this period heralded." (Ann Fabian, Rutgers University)"

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A Paperback / softback by Wendy A. Woloson

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    Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
    Publication Date: 15/05/2012
    ISBN13: 9780226905686, 978-0226905686
    ISBN10: 0226905683
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    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Providing the definitive history of pawnbroking in the United States from the nation's founding through the Great Depression, this title demonstrates that the pawnshop was essential to the rise of capitalism.

    Trade Review
    "A remarkable and remarkably original book. With her keen ear for the stories and anecdotes that make the milleus of the working poor come alive, Wendy A. Woloson captures the vivid and untold history of pawnbroking from the late eighteenth century through the Great Depression, and writes with panache on the many changes this period heralded." (Ann Fabian, Rutgers University)"

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