Desilver's Philadelphia Directory, and Stranger's Guide, for 1833


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Excerpt from Desilver's Philadelphia Directory, and Stranger's Guide, for 1833: Containing the Names of the Citizens, Alphabetically Arranged, With Their Occupation and Places of Abode; A List of the Streets, Alleys, Lanes, Courts, Roads, Wharves, Banks, and Insurance Companies; National and Other Societies Belmont row, Spruce B side bel Broad, Franklin Institute Hall, 9 S 7th Bethel African Church, 165 S oth Insurance Company, 163 Bible Christians, 3d West Kensington Friends Free Church, S W 0 5th Brazilian Vice Consulate, 23 Walnut freeschool, 430 N 3d British Consulate 4 Library Free Burying Ground, S Burying Ground of Christ Church, S E c 5th Prune. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.







Desilver's Philadelphia Directory and Stranger's Guide, for 1835 and 36 (Classic Reprint)


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Excerpt from Desilver's Philadelphia Directory and Stranger's Guide, for 1835 and 36 Guardians for the relief and employment of the Poor for the City and County of Phila delphia. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.













In Hock


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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 class of working poor created by this economic tide could make ends meet only, Wendy Woloson argues, by regularly pawning household objects to supplement inadequate wages. Nonetheless, businessmen, reformers, and cultural critics claimed that pawnshops promoted vice, and employed anti-Semitic stereotypes to cast their proprietors as greedy and cold-hearted. Using personal correspondence, business records, and other rich archival sources to uncover the truth behind the rhetoric, Woloson brings to life a diverse cast of characters and shows that pawnbrokers were in fact shrewd businessmen, often from humble origins, who possessed sophisticated knowledge of a wide range of goods in various resale markets. A much-needed new look at a misunderstood institution, In Hock is both a first-rate academic study of a largely ignored facet of the capitalist economy and a resonant portrait of the economic struggles of generations of Americans.