- Introduction
- Part I: Alexander Hamilton, 1757–1804
- 1. St. Croix and Trauma
- 2. New York and Promise
- 3. War and Heroism
- 4. Love and Social Status
- 5. The Roots of His Thinking
- 6. Robert Morris, Hamilton, and Finance
- 7. The Constitution
- 8. New Government, Old Debt
- 9. The Fight over the Debt
- 10. The Bank of the United States
- 11. Diversifying the Economy
- 12. Tensions and Political Parties
- 13. The Decline
- 14. The Duel
- Part II: Albert Gallatin, 1761–1849
- 15. Choosing the New World
- 16. Moving to the West
- 17. Entering Politics
- 18. Becoming Jeffersonian
- 19. The Climb to Power
- 20. Debt, Armaments, and Louisiana
- 21. Developing the West
- 22. Embargo and Frustration
- 23. Dispiriting Diplomacy
- 24. The Fate of the Bank
- 25. Financing the Wayward War
- 26. Winning the Peace
- 27. His Long and Useful Life
- Part III: The Legacies
- 28. Immigrant Exceptionalism?
- 29. Comparisons and Contingencies
- 30. Capitalism and Credit
- 31. The Political Economy of Hamilton and Gallatin
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Credits
- Index


The Founders and Finance
How Hamilton, Gallatin, and Other Immigrants Forged a New Economy
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$26.50 • £21.95 • €24.00
ISBN 9780674284104
Publication Date: 05/12/2014