Franklin's ThriftAmericans today often think of thrift as a negative valuea miserly hoarding of resources and a denial of pleasure. Even more telling, many Americans dont even think of thrift at all anymore. Franklins Thrift challenges this state of mind by recovering the rich history of thrift as a quintessentially American virtue. The contributors to this volume trace how the idea and practice of thrift have been a vital part of the American vision of economic