Alexander Hamilton : ambivalent Anglophile / Lawrence S. Kaplan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kaplan, Lawrence S., author.

Series:

Biographies in American foreign policy ; Number 9.

Biographies in American Foreign Policy ; Number 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804.

Hamilton, Alexander.

Statesmen--United States--Biography.

Statesmen.

United States--Foreign relations--1775-1783.

United States.

United States--Foreign relations--1783-1815.

United States--Foreign relations--Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (220 p.)

Place of Publication:

Wilmington, Delaware : SR Books, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Of all of the Founding Fathers of the American republic none, with the possible exception of Thomas Jefferson, has evoked more passions and aroused more controversy than Alexander Hamilton. In this absorbing new biography, eminent historian Lawrence Kaplan examines Hamilton's conception of America's role in the world and the foreign policies that followed from his vision. Kaplan looks at how Hamilton acted upon his views in shaping the course of American foreign relations. The author provides a focused, accessible biography of Hamilton and a nuanced assessment of his impact on Federalist

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Contents; Preface; Chronology; 1 The Rise of a Wunderkind; 2 The War as Opportunity; 3 Toward the Constitution; 4 Secretary of the Treasury; 5 To the Jay Treaty; 6 Behind the Scenes; 7 General manqué; 8 Epilogue; Bibliographical Essay; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-7425-6974-8

0-8420-2878-1

OCLC:

855907771