Tench Coxe and the Early Republic

by Jacob E. Cooke

Tench Coxe participated in or commented on most of the major events in American history from the Revolution to the 1820s. His long career of public involvement embodies many of the significant historical themes of the time: he was a Philadelphia aristocrat, a loyalist out of opportunism, a merchant during the period of economic adjustment in the 1780s, a grandiose land speculator, a Federalist with Alexander Hamilton and later a Republican with Thomas...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080789639X
• ISBN13: 9780807896396
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Omohundro Institute and Unc Press
• Length: 587 Pages
• Weight: 1.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"