The Reconstruction of Southern Debtors: Bankruptcy After the Civil War

Authors

Jonathan M. Chu

ISBN

820326240

Price

$39.95, hardcover

Publisher

University of Georgia Press

Abstract

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Debtors invoked federal law to protect businesses

Bankruptcy in the United States reflects two quintessentially American themes. First, with apologies to H.L. Mencken and Puritanism, it reflects the belief that somewhere, someone is getting away with lega....

DOI

10.31390/cwbr.7.4.28

Recommended Citation

Chu, Jonathan M. (2005) "The Reconstruction of Southern Debtors: Bankruptcy After the Civil War," Civil War Book Review: Vol. 7 : Iss. 4 .
DOI: 10.31390/cwbr.7.4.28
Available at: https://repository.lsu.edu/cwbr/vol7/iss4/28