A Brief Biography of Alexander Hamilton (English Edition) [Kindle-editie] beoordelingen het boek quotes

Originally published in 1888 as a portion of the author’s larger “Famous American Statesmen,” this Kindle edition, equivalent in length to a physical book of approximately 30 pages, describes the life and career of U.S. politician, and first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton.Includes supplemental material:• A Brief Summary of the Life of Alexander Hamilton• About the Federalist Papers and the Federalist PartySample passage:When the Constitution was adopted, at last, Washington was made President, April 30, 1789. It was not strange that he chose for his Secretary of the Treasury the man who had studied finance by the campfires of the Revolution. At thirty-two Hamilton was in the Cabinet of his country. At once Congress asked him to prepare a report on the public credit, stating his plan of providing for the public debt. In about three months the report was ready. It advocated the funding of all the debts of the United States incurred through the war. As to the foreign and domestic debts, all persons seemed agreed that these should be paid; but the assumption of the debts of the different states met with the most violent opposition. Those who owed a few million dollars were unwilling to help those who owed many millions. Hamilton advocated a foreign loan, not to exceed twelve millions, and a revenue derived from taxes on imports; such a revenue as would not only provide funds for the new nation, but protect manufactures from the competition of the old world. The believers in protection have had no more earnest or able advocate than Hamilton.About the author:Sarah Knowles Bolton (1841-1916) was an American writer of biographical sketches, children’s books, and poetry. Other works include “Famous Men of Science,” “Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous,” and “Famous Voyagers and Explorers.”