This book re-examines Hamilton's policies as a secretary of the treasury. The author presents a new and altogether convincing account of the origins and development of his subject's political and economic theories.
The founders of the American republic were ardently concerned with the judgment of posterity. Had they known what a fickle muse Clio would prove to be, they might have been more anxious. The making of myths and legends, complete with a hagiology and demonology, is inherent in...