Citizen Hamilton: The Wit and Wisdom of an American FounderRowman & Littlefield, 2006 - 177 páginas A man of extraordinary talent and boundless energy, Alexander Hamilton left a remarkable legacy in America's history. A member of George Washington's staff during the American Revolution, a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, an author of the Federalist Papers, and the nation's first secretary of the treasury, he played a seminal role in the nation's founding. In this elegant collection, Donald R. Hickey and Connie D. Clark bring together enlightening, important, and amusing selections from Hamilton's speeches, published writings and personal letters. As we come to understand Hamilton's thoughts on subjects as diverse as the Constitution, love, war, liberty and honor, we find that his words are often as applicable in our own time as they were in his. From Citizen Hamilton |
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... speeches , published writings , and personal letters . As we come to understand Hamilton's thoughts on subjects as diverse as the Constitution , love , war , liberty , and honor , we find that his words are often as applicable in our ...
... speech at a popular meeting . He followed with a pair of lengthy pamphlets - A Full Vindication of the Measures of Congress and The Farmer Refuted — that chal- lenged British colonial policies . These pamphlets combined stinging ...
... speech . An advocate of meritoc- racy , he was also an early champion of promoting enlisted men into the army's officer corps . Not only did Hamilton play a central role in shaping the new nation , but even though he never saw his ...
... reports ; essays that appeared in newspapers are set off by quotation marks ; and unpublished manuscripts as well as speeches appear in simple roman type . CHRONOLOGY OF ALEXANDER HAMILTON 1755-1804 1755 : ( January 11 11.
... speech upholding Patriot cause Publishes A Full Vindication of the Measures of Congress defending Patriot response to British colonial policy Publishes The Farmer Refuted defending American rights Takes part in military campaigns in ...
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Citizen Hamilton: The Wit and Wisdom of an American Founder Alexander Hamilton Sin vista previa disponible - 2006 |
Citizen Hamilton: The Words and Wisdom of an American Founder Donald R. Hickey Sin vista previa disponible - 2005 |