Republic of Debtors Bankruptcy in the Age of American Independence

Name: Republic of Debtors Bankruptcy in the Age of American Independence
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ISBN: 9780674032415

ISBN-10: 0674032411

ISBN-13: 9780674032415

Edition: 2002

Authors: Bruce H. Mann

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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 window onto a society undergoing such fundamental changes as the growth of a commercial…

Book details

List price: $31.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 4/15/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 358
Size: 5.69" wide x 8.94" long x 1.30" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Debtors and Creditors



The Law of Failure



Imprisoned Debtors in the Early Republic



The Imagery of Insolvency



A Shadow Republic



The Politics of Insolvency



The Faces of Bankruptcy


Conclusion


Notes


Index