Paradoxes of Prosperity: Wealth Seeking in Pre-Civil War America

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© 2009 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America c 5 4 3 2 1 ∞ This book is printed on acid-free paper. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ratner, Lorman A. Paradoxes of prosperity : wealth-seeking versus Christian values in pre-Civil War America / Lorman A. Ratner, Paula T. Kaufman, and Dwight L. Teeter, Jr. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-252-03453-4 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Journalism—Social aspects—United States—History— 19th century. 2. American newspapers—History—19th century. 3. American periodicals—History—19th century. 4. Books and reading—United States—History—19th century. 5. Publishers and publishing—United States— History—19th century. 6. Wealth—Social aspects— United States—History—19th century. 7. Ethics— United States—History—19th century. 8. United States—Social life and customs—1783–1865. 9. United States—Intellectual life—1783–1865. 10. United States— Moral conditions. I. Teeter, Dwight L. II. Title. pn4864.r38 2009 071'.309034—dc22 2008047506 “Our virtues are the virtues of merchants, and not of men . . . our morals are partial, and therefore barren.” —henry w. bellows For the grandchildren of Larry Ratner and Paula Kaufman: Nina, Amanda, Will, McKenzie, Logan, and Taylor And for Letita Teeter and her grandson, Jonathan ...