In hock : pawning in America from independence through the Great Depression /
Wendy A. Woloson.
- Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2009.
- xiii, 233 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-222) and index.
In hock -- The "Jew broker" in American culture -- In defense of pawnbrokers -- The economies of everyday life -- Pawnbroking and criminal activity -- Loan societies and the legitimation of pawnbroking -- Unredeemed.