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15%OFFThomas K. McCraw - The Founders and Finance: How Hamilton, Gallatin, and Other Immigrants Forged a New Economy - 9780674284104 - V9780674284104
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The Founders and Finance: How Hamilton, Gallatin, and Other Immigrants Forged a New Economy

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Description for The Founders and Finance: How Hamilton, Gallatin, and Other Immigrants Forged a New Economy Paperback. In 1776, the U.S. owed huge sums to foreign creditors and its own citizens but, lacking the power to tax, had no means to repay them. This is the first book to tell the story of how foreign-born financial specialists solved the fiscal crisis and set the nation on a path to long-term economic prosperity. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 31. Weight in Grams: 762.

In 1776 the United States government started out on a shoestring and quickly went bankrupt fighting its War of Independence against Britain. At the war’s end, the national government owed tremendous sums to foreign creditors and its own citizens. But lacking the power to tax, it had no means to repay them. The Founders and Finance is the first book to tell the story of how foreign-born financial specialists—immigrants—solved the fiscal crisis and set the United States on a path to long-term economic success.

Pulitzer Prize–winning author Thomas K. McCraw analyzes the skills and worldliness of Alexander Hamilton (from ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Belknap Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
762g
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass., United States
ISBN
9780674284104
SKU
V9780674284104
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Thomas K. McCraw
Thomas K. McCraw was Straus Professor of Business History Emeritus at Harvard Business School and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for History.

Reviews for The Founders and Finance: How Hamilton, Gallatin, and Other Immigrants Forged a New Economy
Well told by McCraw are the familiar stories of Hamilton’s consolidation and funding of the public debt, of his incessant fighting with Thomas Jefferson, and of his final duel with Aaron Burr… McCraw shows just how different was Jefferson’s party from the one doing business under the Republican banner today.
James Grant
Wall Street Journal
As Thomas ... Read more

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