Financial founding fathers : the men who made America rich /
Wright, Robert E. 1969-
Financial founding fathers : the men who made America rich / Robert E. Wright & David J. Cowen. - Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2006. - 240 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-209) and index.
In the beginning -- The creator : Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804) -- The Judas : Tench Coxe (1755-1824) -- The sinner : William Duer (1743-1799) -- The savior : Albert Gallatin (1761-1849) -- Angels risen and fallen : Thomas Willing (1731-1821) and RobertMorris (1735-1806) -- The saint : Stephen Girard (1750-1831) -- Apocalypse no : Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) and Nicholas Biddle (1786-1844) -- Concordance: Terms, people, and timeline.
Focuses on the lives of nine Americans who were instrumental in creating the wealth and institutions necessary to construct the American colonies into one cohesive economic power.
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Financial founding fathers : the men who made America rich / Robert E. Wright & David J. Cowen. - Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2006. - 240 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-209) and index.
In the beginning -- The creator : Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804) -- The Judas : Tench Coxe (1755-1824) -- The sinner : William Duer (1743-1799) -- The savior : Albert Gallatin (1761-1849) -- Angels risen and fallen : Thomas Willing (1731-1821) and RobertMorris (1735-1806) -- The saint : Stephen Girard (1750-1831) -- Apocalypse no : Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) and Nicholas Biddle (1786-1844) -- Concordance: Terms, people, and timeline.
Focuses on the lives of nine Americans who were instrumental in creating the wealth and institutions necessary to construct the American colonies into one cohesive economic power.
0226910687 : HRD $25.00 9780226910680
Univ of Chicago Pr, Attn: John Kessler 11030 S Langley Ave, Chicago, IL, USA, 60628, (773)5681550 SAN 202-5280
2005026938
Capitalists and financiers--United States--Biography.
Businesspeople--United States--Biography.
HG172.A2 / W75 2006
330.973/05/0922