Hartigan-O'Connor, Ellen. <br/><br/>
The Ties That Buy :  Women and Commerce in Revolutionary America. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (260 pages) 
 - Early American Studies .
 - Early American Studies .
<br/><br/>Cover -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Urban Housefuls -- 2. Work in the Atlantic Service Economy -- 3. Family Credit and Shared Debts -- 4. Translating Money -- 5. Shopping Networks and Consumption as Collaboration -- 6. The Republic of Goods -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z -- Acknowledgments. 
<br/><br/> The Ties That Buy traces the lives of black and white women in early America to reveal how they used residence, work, credit, and money to shape consumer culture precisely at a time when the politics of the marketplace gained national significance. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780812203943 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Households-Economic aspects-United States-History-18th century.<br/>Women-Economic conditions.<br/>United States-Commerce-History-18th century.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HC104 -- .H37 2009eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>381.082/0973