Capitalism by gaslight : illuminating the economy of nineteenth-century America
Wendy A. Woloson (Editor), Brian P. Luskey (Editor)
A compelling history of nineteenth-century economic, social, and cultural life, Capitalism by Gaslight explores the blurred boundary between legitimate and illegitimate economic activity, describing the dealings of prostitutes, dealers in dirty books and used goods, mock auctioneers, illegal slavers, and other entrepreneurs
eBook, English, ©2015
1st ed
University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, ©2015