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Investing in Life: Insurance in Antebellum America

Contributor(s): Murphy, Sharon Ann (Author)

ISBN: 9781421411941

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press

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Pub Date: September 13, 2013

Dewey: 368.32009730

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Illustrated

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.91" H x 9.00" L x 6.00" W ( 1.32 lbs) 416 pages

Series: Studies in Early American Economy and Society from the Libra

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Description: She discusses the role of consumers--their reasons for purchasing life insurance, their perceptions of the industry, and how their desires and demands shaped the ultimate product.

Brief description: Sharon Ann Murphy is an associate professor of history at Providence College.

Review Quotes: This book makes a fine contribution to the study of the history of the insurance business.
--Eric Hilt, EH.Net

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