Alexander James Dallas: Lawyer, Politician, Financier, 1759-1817

by Raymond Walters Jr.

Book Overview

Through Alexander James Dallas one can read the story of what were probably the most crucial years in American history. In this period immediately following the Revolution, when the political pattern of America was being established, Dallas played a leading role in shaping the future of the nation.

As a young lawyer from England he quickly established himself in the new capital of Philadelphia and, in subsequent years, both as a private...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1512813893
• ISBN13: 9781512813890
• Release Date: January 1943
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary