Mann, Bruce H. <br/><br/>
Republic of Debtors :  Bankruptcy in the Age of American Independence. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (353 pages) 
<br/><br/>Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Debtors and Creditors -- 2. The Law of Failure -- 3. Imprisoned Debtors in the Early Republic -- 4. The Imagery of Insolvency -- 5. A Shadow Republic -- 6. The Politics of Insolvency -- 7. The Faces of Bankruptcy -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index. 
<br/><br/> Debt was a fact of life in early America. At the beginning of the 18th 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. Mann illuminates this crucial transformation in early American society. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780674040540 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Debt-United States.<br/>Consumer credit-United States.<br/>Bankruptcy-United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HG3766 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>332.7/5/0973