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A Nation of Deadbeats: An Uncommon History of America’s Financial Disasters

by Scott Reynolds Nelson

The story of America is a story of dreamers and defaulters. It is also a story of dramatic financial panics that defined the nation, created its political parties, and forced tens of thousands to escape their creditors to new towns in Texas, Florida, and California. As far back as 1792, these panics boiled down to one simple question: Would Americans pay the

Publisher

Random House Publishing Group

Publication date

2013

Format

Print edition

Pages

368

ISBN

9780307474322