Hamilton's Blessing The Extraordinary Life and Times of Our National Debt

Name: Hamilton's Blessing The Extraordinary Life and Times of Our National Debt
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ISBN: 9780802713230

ISBN-10: 0802713238

ISBN-13: 9780802713230

Edition: N/A

Authors: John C. B. Gordon

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Measured at the staggering amount of $5.1 trillion (and growing every day) the national debt is unfathomable to most Americans. What we may not realize is that the United States was born out of debt. After the Revolution, the brilliant Alexander Hamilton was less interested in paying down the Revolutionary war debt than in using it to create a vibrant national economy. "If it is not excessive," he declared, "a national debt will be to us a national blessing." In a fascinating narrative brimming with colorful characters, historical accidents, and American ingenuity, business historian John Steele Gordon leads us on a tour of an American institution whose largely unknown story has been…

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List price: $21.00
Publisher: Walker & Company
Publication date: 2/1/1997
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 0.792



Acknowledgments


Introduction



The Hamiltonian Miracle



Andrew Jackson Redeems the Debt



Armageddon and the National Debt



The Twilight of the Old Consensus



Keynesianism and the Madison Effect



The Debt Explodes


Conclusion


Appendix: The Statistics


Bibliography


Index