Republic of Debtors: Bankruptcy in the Age of American Independence S. M. Govett He is still trying to

He is still trying to forget May 13

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to no avail

examines the origins

Republic of Debtors: Bankruptcy in the Age of American Independence S. M. Govett He is still trying toDebt was an inescapable fact of life in early America. At the beginning of the eighteenth century, its sinfulness was preached by ministers and the right to imprison debtors was unquestioned. By 1800, imprisonment for debt was under attack and insolvency was no longer seen as a moral failure, merely an economic setback. In Republic of Debtors, Bruce H. Mann illuminates this crucial transformation in early American society. From the wealthy merchant to