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A Hercules in the cradle : war, money, and the American state, 1783-1867

Title
A Hercules in the cradle : war, money, and the American state, 1783-1867 / Max M. Edling.
Author
Edling, Max M.
Publication
  • Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, [2014]
  • ©2014

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Description
xii, 318 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
Series Statement
American beginnings, 1500-1900
Uniform Title
American beginnings, 1500-1900.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • History.
  • Military history.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: war, money, and American history -- A more effectual mode of administration: the constitution and the origins of American public finance -- The soul of government: creating an American fiscal regime -- So immense a power in the affairs of war: the restoration of public credit -- Equal to the severest trials: Mr. Madison's war -- The two most powerful republics in the world: Mr. Polk's war -- A rank among the very first of military powers: Mr. Lincoln's war -- Conclusion: the ideology, structure, and significance of the first American fiscal regime.
Call Number
JBE 15-123
ISBN
  • 9780226181578
  • 022618157X
  • 9780226181608 (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2014008019
OCLC
871670571
Author
Edling, Max M., author.
Title
A Hercules in the cradle : war, money, and the American state, 1783-1867 / Max M. Edling.
Publisher
Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, [2014]
Copyright Date
©2014
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
American beginnings, 1500-1900
American beginnings, 1500-1900.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chronological Term
To 1900
Research Call Number
JBE 15-123
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