Why don't we pronounce the `t' in `mortgage'?

Describes how the word mortgage has become a symbol for America as a nation of homeowners. Post World War II housing boom; Mortgages and their impact on American life; Agrarian and urban history of the mortgage.

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Publicado en:Smithsonian Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 131 - 141
Autor principal: Browner, Brock
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Smithsonian Magazine Apr91
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