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Alexander Hamilton : America's forgotten founder / Joseph A. Murray.
- Title
- Alexander Hamilton : America's forgotten founder / Joseph A. Murray.
- Author
- Murray, Joseph A., 1935-
- Publication
- New York : Algora Pub., 2007.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | E302.6.H2 M88 2007 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 253 p.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- Alexander Hamilton: America's Forgotten Founder describes the character and achievements of a man who was instrumental in casting the form of our government and especially its strong financial structure. His financial innovations renewed the public credit when war debts threatened to swamp the fledgling economy, provided a stable currency system and established a federal revenue system. Hamilton s involvement in the foreign affairs of the new republic assured its unity, sovereignty and rapid economic growth.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-246) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Hamilton's youth -- Gaining maturity in war -- Valley Forge to Yorktown -- Creating the new government -- Fulfilling the potential -- Challenges foreign and domestic -- The French revolution in America -- Foreign diplomacy -- The final years.
- ISBN
- 9780875865003 (soft : alk. paper)
- 0875865003 (soft : alk. paper)
- 9780875865010 (hard : alk. paper)
- 0875865011 (hard : alk. paper)
- 9780875865027 (ebook : alk. paper)
- 087586502X (ebook : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- ^^2006036901
- OCLC
- 76167164
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library