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Author:

Hyman, Louis, 1977-

Title:

Borrow : the American way of debt / Louis Hyman.

Publisher:

Vintage Books,

Copyright Date:

c2012

Description:

x, 292 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Subject:

Consumer credit--United States--History.
Debt--United States--History.
Loans, Personal--United States--History.
United States--Economic conditions.
United States--Economic policy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction: everything old is new again -- When personal debt was really business debt (2000 BC-1920 AD) -- Everybody paid cash for the Model T (1908-1929) -- Fannie Mae can save America (1924-1939) -- How I learned to stop worrying and love the debt (1945-1960) -- Discounted goods and distributed credit (1959-1970) -- Bringing good things to life (1970-1985) -- If only the gnomes had known (1968-1986) -- The house of credit cards (1986-2008) -- Conclusion: turning the magic of borrowing into the reality of prosperity.

ISBN:

0307744906 (ebook : alk. paper)
9780307744906 (ebook : alk. paper)
0307741680 (trade pbk. : alk. paper)
9780307741684 (trade pbk. : alk. paper) :

OCLC:

(OCoLC)724650219

LCCN:

2011041427

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Ankeny)

PNAX964 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Calmar (Calmar)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

IBAX173 -- North Iowa Area Community College Library (Mason City)

HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)