Financial founding fathers : the men who made America rich / Robert E. Wright & David J. Cowen.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2006.Description: 240 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0226910687 : HRD
  • 9780226910680
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 330.973/05/0922
LOC classification:
  • HG172.A2 W75 2006
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Contents:
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.
Summary: 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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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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