In Hock: Pawning in America from Independence Through the Great Depression

by Wendy A. Woloson

Book Overview

The definitive history of pawnbroking in the United States from the nation's founding through the Great Depression, In Hock demonstrates that the pawnshop was essential to the rise of capitalism. The... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226905675
• ISBN13: 9780226905679
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"