How Does the Book, Founding Finance, Set Apart From Other Studies?

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This book founding finance came out in 2012. So 10 years ago, and from what I can tell from Twitter, you're working on a book that seems to be very related to these themes. And so yeah, feel free if you want to include you some updates from your from your thinking over the last decade. But yeah, how does how does this book, how is it set apart from other studies of the same periods, similar characters, etc.

Astra Taylor interviews William Hogeland on his book Founding Finance: How Debt, Speculation, Foreclosures, Protests, and Crackdowns Made Us a Nation. Hogeland recovers a fascinating crop of mostly-forgotten rebels, the movements they led, and their radical demands that put the landlords and lenders of their day on edge. He also recounts the complex and sometimes deadly machinations that went into suppressing them in order to create a nation that was safe for the owning and investing classes. Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDig