The History of the Thrift Movement in America (Paperback or Softback)

Straus, S. W.

ISBN 10: 1498005195 / ISBN 13: 9781498005197

Published by Literary Licensing, LLC 3/30/2014, 2014

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The History of the Thrift Movement in America.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The History of the Thrift Movement in America (Paperback or Softback)
• Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC 3/30/2014
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1498005195
• ISBN 13: 9781498005197
• Binding: Paperback or Softback
• Illustrator: Kirby, Rollin
• Condition: New
• Weight: 1.37 pounds
• Book Type: Book

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Synopsis

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1920 Edition.

From the Back Cover

The United States in the late 1910s was a nation reeling economically from the cost of fighting World War I, a cost that was ultimately borne--according to Simon William Straus, president of the American Society for Thrift--through a prudent parsimony. Here, he entreats the nation not to forget this vital lesson of the war, and to begin a new battle against the "crime of wastefulness."

No mere matter of simply saving money, thrift is, Straus explains, the strength of character to spend wisely and with a thought toward the future, toward conserving natural resources, and toward freedom from the shackles of mindless consumerism--Straus' wise and sensible philosophy positions thrift as a necessary cornerstone of morality and patriotism.

As startling relevant today as it was in 1920, when Straus laid out his plan for a frugal America, this is a book to make us reconsider, as individuals and as a nation, our financial strategies and priorities.