For the Common Good?  American Civic Life and the Golden Age of Fraternity
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: September 5, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 298
ISBN-13: 9780195148572
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Association: clubs, societies; Sociology Of Organizations; Social Science; Sociology; USA; Popular Culture - General; United States - General; Volunteer Work; Social Science / Popular Culture; History & Theory - General; Philanthropy & Charity; Associations, institutions, et; Associations, institutions, etc; History; Pressure groups; United States; Voluntarism
First sentence: On January 3, 1831, three leading citizens of Frankford, Pennsylvania, held a meeting to discuss the creation of the Oxford Provident Building Association, the first ever building and loan association established in the United States.