The founders and finance :: how Hamilton, Gallatin, and other immigrants forged a new economy /
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...
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Zusammenfassung: | 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 the Danish Virgin Islands), Albert Gallatin (from the Republic of Geneva), and other immigrant founders who guided the nation to prosperity. Their expertise with liquid capital far exceeded that of native-born plantation owners Washington, Jefferson, and Madison, who well understood the management of land and slaves but had only a vague knowledge of financial instruments--currencies, stocks, and bonds. The very rootlessness of America's immigrant leaders gave them a better understanding of money, credit, and banks, and the way each could be made to serve the public good. The remarkable financial innovations designed by Hamilton, Gallatin, and other immigrants enabled the United States to control its debts, to pay for the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, and--barely--to fight the War of 1812, which preserved the nation's hard-won independence from Britain. |
Beschreibung: | OldControl:harvard. 9780674067660. |
Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (x, 485 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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spelling | McCraw, Thomas K. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83201778 The founders and finance : how Hamilton, Gallatin, and other immigrants forged a new economy / Thomas K. McCraw. Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2012. 1 online resource (x, 485 pages) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier polychrome. rdacc http://rdaregistry.info/termList/RDAColourContent/1003 text file rdaft http://rdaregistry.info/termList/fileType/1002 OldControl:harvard. 9780674067660. Made available online by De Gruyter. Includes bibliographical references and index. Alexander Hamilton, 1757-1804 -- Albert Gallatin, 1761-1849 -- The legacies. 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 the Danish Virgin Islands), Albert Gallatin (from the Republic of Geneva), and other immigrant founders who guided the nation to prosperity. Their expertise with liquid capital far exceeded that of native-born plantation owners Washington, Jefferson, and Madison, who well understood the management of land and slaves but had only a vague knowledge of financial instruments--currencies, stocks, and bonds. The very rootlessness of America's immigrant leaders gave them a better understanding of money, credit, and banks, and the way each could be made to serve the public good. The remarkable financial innovations designed by Hamilton, Gallatin, and other immigrants enabled the United States to control its debts, to pay for the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, and--barely--to fight the War of 1812, which preserved the nation's hard-won independence from Britain. In English. Gallatin, Albert, 1761-1849. Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021633 Gallatin, Albert, 1761-1849 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJvRYrWkT9kVhQWTDPbmVC Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJgRV7HRkbwQ78YMFcjBfq Finance, Public United States History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002005327 Monetary policy United States History. United States Economic policy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140033 United States History 1783-1865. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140186 United States History Revolution, 1775-1783. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140139 United States Politics and government 1783-1865. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140416 Finances publiques États-Unis Histoire. Politique monétaire États-Unis Histoire. États-Unis Politique économique. États-Unis Histoire 1775-1783 (Révolution) États-Unis Histoire 1783-1865. États-Unis Politique et gouvernement 1783-1865. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Economic Conditions. bisacsh BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Economic History. bisacsh BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Economics Comparative. bisacsh POLITICAL SCIENCE Economic Conditions. bisacsh HISTORY United States 19th Century. bisacsh Economic policy fast Finance, Public fast Monetary policy fast Politics and government fast United States fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq American Revolution (United States : 1775-1783) fast (OCoLC)fst01351668 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vB989PWKg6VGKmH6MwK 1775-1865 fast History fast has work: The founders and finance (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCG996f3CkyPvWd4fhD7W6q https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork print 9780674066922 |
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title | The founders and finance : how Hamilton, Gallatin, and other immigrants forged a new economy / |
title_alt | Alexander Hamilton, 1757-1804 -- Albert Gallatin, 1761-1849 -- The legacies. |
title_auth | The founders and finance : how Hamilton, Gallatin, and other immigrants forged a new economy / |
title_exact_search | The founders and finance : how Hamilton, Gallatin, and other immigrants forged a new economy / |
title_full | The founders and finance : how Hamilton, Gallatin, and other immigrants forged a new economy / Thomas K. McCraw. |
title_fullStr | The founders and finance : how Hamilton, Gallatin, and other immigrants forged a new economy / Thomas K. McCraw. |
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title_short | The founders and finance : |
title_sort | founders and finance how hamilton gallatin and other immigrants forged a new economy |
title_sub | how Hamilton, Gallatin, and other immigrants forged a new economy / |
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