02831nam 2200637 a 450 991082556110332120230721031448.097866113982241-281-39822-50-87586-502-X(CKB)1000000000471038(EBL)319244(OCoLC)476115838(SSID)ssj0000345050(PQKBManifestationID)11301623(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000345050(PQKBWorkID)10316138(PQKB)10689341(SSID)ssj0000100954(PQKBManifestationID)12033517(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000100954(PQKBWorkID)10042000(PQKB)10744369(MiAaPQ)EBC319244(Au-PeEL)EBL319244(CaPaEBR)ebr10476831(CaONFJC)MIL139822(EXLCZ)99100000000047103820061106d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAlexander Hamilton[electronic resource] America's forgotten founder /Joseph A. MurrayNew York Algora Pub.20071 online resource (264 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-87586-501-1 0-87586-500-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexAlexander 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 yeStatesmenUnited StatesBiographyUnited StatesPolitics and government1783-1809Statesmen973.4092BMurray Joseph A.1935-1687981MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910825561103321Alexander Hamilton4061877UNINA