Louis Hyman, “Debtor Nation: The History of America in Red Ink” (Princeton UP, 2011)

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Louis Hyman, “Debtor Nation: The History of America in Red Ink” (Princeton UP, 2011)

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I remember clearly the day I was offered my first credit card. It was in Berkeley, CA in 1985. I was walking on Sproul Plaza and I saw a booth manned by two students. They were giving out all kinds of swag, so I walked over to see what was...

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