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UNINA9910451485703321 |
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Murray Joseph A. <1935-> |
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Titolo |
Alexander Hamilton [[electronic resource] ] : America's forgotten founder / / Joseph A. Murray |
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New York, : Algora Pub., 2007 |
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ISBN |
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9786611398224 |
1-281-39822-5 |
0-87586-502-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (264 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Statesmen - United States |
Electronic books. |
United States Politics and government 1783-1809 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preface; Chapter 1. Hamilton's Youth; Chapter 2. Gaining Maturity in War; Chapter 3. Valley Forge to Yorktown; Chapter 4. Creating the New Government; Chapter 5. Fulfilling the Potential; Chapter 6. Challenges Foreign and Domestic; Chapter 7. The French Revolution in America; Chapter 8. Foreign Diplomacy; Chapter 9. The Final Years; Epilogue; Acknowledgements; Bibliography; Index |
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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. Born in the West Indies, Alexander Hamilton migrated to America when he was fifteen ye |
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UNISA996394850003316 |
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Autore |
Lead Jane <1623-1704.> |
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A fountain of gardens [[electronic resource] ] : watered by the rivers of divine pleasure, and springing up in all the variety of spiritual plants; blown up the pure breath into a paradise. To which is prefixed a poem, introductory to the Philadelphian age, called Solomons porch, or the Beautiful gate to wisdoms temple. By J. Lead |
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London, : printed and are to be sold by the book-sellers of London and Westminster, 1697 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Mysticism - England |
Spiritual life - Christian authors |
Christian biography |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Another edition of "A fountain of gardens", v. 1, first published in 1696. |
[3] p. at end = err. and adv. |
Below imprint: "Price Four Shillings.". |
Titlepage is a cancel. |
Lead's spiritual autobiography in the form of a diary. |
Identified as Wing L783B on UMI microfilm "Early English books, 1641-1700" reel 1927. |
Reproduction of the original in the Hertford College Library, Oxford University. |
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