American Dreams In Mississippi Consumers, Poverty, & Culture 1830-1998 Ted Ownby was born on July 1,1960, in Knoxville, Tennessee. He is the son of Bill and Mary Ownby. For his education he attended Vanderbilt University for his bachelor degree in 1982, received his masters degree at Johns Hopkins University in 1984, and his Ph.D in 1987. He is now an associate professor of history and southern studies at the University of Mississippi. He is a member of the …showed first 75 words of 862 total…

…showed last 75 words of 862 total…everyday, and its sad. The book mentions how people went into debt from spending too much. That is happening in today's world. People can just get paid from a job, and they are ready to shop knowing that bills have to be paid. The author really helped me to understand the consumer world a little bit better. It is a lot to still learn about then and now that we today still do not know.