Freaks of fortune the emerging world of capitalism and risk in America /

Levy, Jonathan, 1978-

Freaks of fortune the emerging world of capitalism and risk in America / [electronic resource] : Jonathan Levy. - Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2012. - 414 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9780674067202 (electronic bk.)




Capitalism--History--United States--19th century.
Risk--Sociological aspects--History--19th century.
Risk-taking (Psychology)--History--United States--19th century.


United States--Economic conditions--19th century.
United States--Social conditions--19th century.


Electronic books.

HC105 / .L48 2012

330.12/2097309034