In Cheap We Trust
The Story of a Misunderstood American Virtue
Little, Brown and Co.
Sept. 7, 2009
You can probably find the book at your local library. But if you'd like your own copy, you can buy it at
News & Events
Franklin’s lessons, unheeded?
June 28th, 2009
On June 9, an anonymous buyer at a Sotheby’s auction bid $566,500 for an original copy of Ben Franklin’s first Poor Richard’s Almanack — the second-highest amount ever paid for a book printed in the United States. What would the famously frugal patriot have said about the extravagant price? Here’s an op-ed I wrote for the Philadelphia Inquirer, imagining Franklin’s reaction to the sale.
Upcoming events
- Sunday Salon at Jimmy's 43
October 17, 2010 at 7 PM
The subterranean bar at Jimmy's 43 43 E. 7th Street (btn 2nd and 3rd Aves)New York, NYPlease join me to celebrate the release of my paperback at this terrific East Village reading series
Oct 18, 2010 - SALON Series at the Providence Athenaeum
Nov. 5, 2010 at 5 PMProvidence Athenaeum251 Benefit StreetProvidence, RI"From Cheap-Jacks to Scrooge McDuck: A Brief History of Frugality in America"Book talk and signing
Nov 6, 2010
