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Hamilton : an American biography
- Title
- Hamilton : an American biography / Tony Williams.
- Author
- Williams, Tony, 1970-
- Publication
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]
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Details
- Description
- xiv, 193 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- "In Hamilton: An American Biography, Tony Williams provides readers with a concise biography that traces the events and values that enabled Hamilton to rise from his youth as a dispossessed orphan to Revolutionary War hero and Founding Father, a life uniquely shaped by America and who, in turn, contributed to the creation of the American regime of liberty and self-government. He was one of key leaders in the American Revolution, a chief architect of America's constitutional order of self-government, and the key figure in Washington's administration creating the institutions that governed America. Williams expertly weaves together biography with historical events to place Hamilton as one of the most important founding fathers."--Amazon.com.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- Biography.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- The rise from obscurity -- The education of a patriot -- The crossing -- Washington's aide -- Reflections and frustrations -- Betrayal and heroism -- Alexander Hamilton & the Newburgh Conspiracy -- Hamilton & the principle of justice in the 1780s -- Hamilton & and national union in the 1780s -- The Constitutional Convention -- Leading the charge for ratification -- Secretary of the Treasury -- Establishing the public credit -- The National Bank -- America divided -- The Genet Affair -- Suppressing the Whiskey Rebellion -- Retirements -- Quasi-war with France (and the Democratic-Republicans) -- The election of 1800 and the retreat from politics -- The duel -- Epilogue.
- Call Number
- JFD 18-2861
- ISBN
- 9781538100172
- 1538100177
- LCCN
- 2017055275
- 40028146286
- OCLC
- 996949048
- Author
- Williams, Tony, 1970- author.
- Title
- Hamilton : an American biography / Tony Williams.
- Publisher
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1783-1809
- Other Form:
- Online version: Williams, Tony, 1970- Hamilton. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, 2018 9781538100189 (DLC) 2017056132
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40028146286
- Research Call Number
- JFD 18-2861