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One nation under debt : Hamilton, Jefferson, and the history of what we owe /

Wright, Robert E. 1969-

One nation under debt : Hamilton, Jefferson, and the history of what we owe / Robert E. Wright. - New York : McGraw-Hill, c2008. - ix, 419 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-386) and index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A twinkle in the eye : the importance of government debt -- Parentage : European precedents -- Conception : financing revolution -- Gestation : the Constitution and the national debt -- Birth : Alexander Hamilton's grand plan -- Youth and maturity : the public debt grows up, then slims down -- Life : the life and times of federal bondholders in Virginia -- Blessing : American economic growth -- Death and reincarnation : Jackson's triumph and failure.

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Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804.
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.


Debts, Public--History--United States--18th century.
Budget deficits--History--United States--18th century.
Government spending policy--History--United States--18th century.
Debts, Public--History--United States--19th century.
Budget deficits--History--United States--19th century.
Government spending policy--History--United States--19th century.


United States--Economic conditions--To 1865.

HJ8106 / .W75 2008

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