- Introduction
- 1. “The Sound of Your Hammer”: The Foundations of Credit in the New Republic
- 2. “To Be a Bankrupt Is Nothing”: Credit, Enterprise, and Risk in the Antebellum Era
- 3. “There Is Considerable Friction”: Credit in the Reconstructed Nation
- 4. “To Open Up Mass Markets”: A Nation of Consumers and Home Owners
- 5. “Children, Dogs, Cats, and Moose Are Getting Credit Cards”: The Erosion of Credit Standards
- Postscript: Creative and Destructive Credit
- Appendix: An Explanation of Terms
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Index
The Engine of Enterprise
Credit in America
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