Yarrow, Andrew L. <br/><br/>
Thrift :  the history of an American cultural movement / 
Andrew L. Yarrow. 
 - Amherst :  University of Massachusetts Press,  (c)2014. 
 - 1 online resource 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Prelude --  The early twentieth-century American thrift movement --  Precursors of a movement --  Thrift's heyday, 1910s/1930 --  Teaching thrift in the schools --  The philosophy of thrift --  National Thrift Week --  Allies and strange bedfellows --  The international dimension --  The decline of thrift --  From thrift to sustainability. 
<br/><br/> "In this lively and engaging book, Andrew L. Yarrow tells the story of a national movement that promoted an amalgam of values and practices ranging from self-control, money management, and efficiency to conservation, generosity, and planning for the future -- 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781613763483 9781625341327 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2014021803 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Saving and investment--Social aspects--History--United States--20th century.<br/>Social values--History--United States--20th century.<br/>Social movements--History--United States--20th century.<br/>Thriftiness--History--United States--20th century.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HG179  / .T475 2014