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Security in an Uncertain World: Life Insurance and the Emergence of Modern America

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 May 2007

Sharon Ann Murphy
Sharon Ann Murphy
Affiliation:
Assistant Professor, Department of History, Providence College, 549 River Avenue Providence, Rhode Island 02918. E-mail: smurph13@providence.edu.
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SUMMARIES OF DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS
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The Journal of Economic History , Volume 67 , Issue 2 , June 2007 , pp. 492 - 495
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© 2007 The Economic History Association

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