Alexander Hamilton: Ambivalent AnglophileRowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2002 M06 1 - 198 páginas Of all of the Founding Fathers of the American republic none, with the possible exception of Thomas Jefferson, has evoked more passions and aroused more controversy than Alexander Hamilton. In this absorbing new biography, eminent historian Lawrence Kaplan examines Hamilton's conception of America's role in the world and the foreign policies that followed from his vision. Kaplan looks at how Hamilton acted upon his views in shaping the course of American foreign relations. The author provides a focused, accessible biography of Hamilton and a nuanced assessment of his impact on Federalist Era foreign policy. In the Jefferson-Jackson era Hamilton's persona as an elitist urban aristocrat condemned him as an enemy of an expanding democratic America-an Anglophile at a time when Great Britain was the major adversary. Such was his reputation as an enemy of the common man that his deep-seated opposition to the institution of slavery won little recognition from northern abolitionists. This book will fascinate readers with its insights into Hamilton and the formative years of the United States of America. |
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... recognized the oppor- tunities that a revolutionary society opened to them . Both immersed themselves in a wide variety of studies to ex- ploit their knowledge of the arts of war and of govern- ment . Toward this end , they published ...
... recognized the oppor- tunities that a revolutionary society opened to them . Both immersed themselves in a wide variety of studies to ex- ploit their knowledge of the arts of war and of govern- ment . Toward this end , they published ...
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... recognized potential drawbacks as an aide . His rank carried no congressional commission ; it was valid only so long as he was an aide . It must also have been dispiriting for a man of Hamilton's temperament to know that an aide was not ...
... recognized potential drawbacks as an aide . His rank carried no congressional commission ; it was valid only so long as he was an aide . It must also have been dispiriting for a man of Hamilton's temperament to know that an aide was not ...
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... recognized that Gates was shortchang- ing Washington by sending the weakest of his brigades , he also recognized the dangers that Gates's proclivity for intrigue posed to the commander in chief . In fact , Hamilton was able to pry loose ...
... recognized that Gates was shortchang- ing Washington by sending the weakest of his brigades , he also recognized the dangers that Gates's proclivity for intrigue posed to the commander in chief . In fact , Hamilton was able to pry loose ...
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... recognize that Arnold's wife too was acting a part ; she was deeply involved in the plot . The romantic strain in Hamilton's character was equally ap- parent in his sentimental admiration for the British spy , Major André , who was ...
... recognize that Arnold's wife too was acting a part ; she was deeply involved in the plot . The romantic strain in Hamilton's character was equally ap- parent in his sentimental admiration for the British spy , Major André , who was ...
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... recognized that news of Admiral Comte de Grasse's ships being sighted off the Virginia capes meant that " our operations will be expeditious , as well as our success certain . " 31 In this context his overblown sen- timents of despair ...
... recognized that news of Admiral Comte de Grasse's ships being sighted off the Virginia capes meant that " our operations will be expeditious , as well as our success certain . " 31 In this context his overblown sen- timents of despair ...
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