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Hamilton's Curse

How Jefferson's Arch Enemy Betrayed the American Revolution--and What It Means for Americans Today

By: Thomas J. Dilorenzo

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Hamilton's Curse

How Jefferson's Arch Enemy Betrayed the American Revolution--and What It Means for Americans Today

By: Thomas J. Dilorenzo

Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton--two of the most influential Founding Fathers--were also fierce rivals with two opposing political philosophies and two radically different visions for America. While Jefferson is better remembered today, it is actually Hamilton’s political legacy that has triumphed--a legacy that has subverted the Constitution and transformed the federal government into the very leviathan state that our forefathers fought against in the American Revolution. How did we go from the Jeffersonian ideal of limited government to the bloated imperialist system of Hamilton’s design? Acclaimed economic historian, Thomas J. DiLorenzo reveals how Hamilton, first as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention and later as the nation’s first and most influential treasury secretary, masterfully promoted an agenda of nationalist glory and interventionist economics. These core beliefs did not die with Hamilton in his fatal duel with Aaron Burr, but were carried on through his political heirs. The Hamiltonian legacy wrested control into the hands of the federal government by inventing the myth of the Constitution’s “implied powers, transforming state governments from Jeffersonian bulwarks of liberty to beggars for federal crumbs. It also devised a national banking system that imposes boom-and-bust cycles on the American economy; saddled Americans with a massive national debt and oppressive taxation, and pushed economic policies that lined the pockets of the wealthy and created a government system built on graft, spoils, and patronage. By debunking the Hamiltonian myths, DiLorenzo exposes an uncomfortable truth: the American people are no longer the masters of their government but its servants. Only by restoring a system based on Jeffersonian ideals can Hamilton’s curse be lifted, at last.

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258

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Forum Books

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0307382850

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9780307382856

Dillinger

The Untold Story

By: George Russell Girardin,William J. Helmer

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Dillinger

The Untold Story

By: George Russell Girardin,William J. Helmer

The inside story of one of America's most notorious criminals

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430

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Indiana University Press

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0253216338

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9780253216335

The Early National Period

By: Sarah J. Purcell

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The Early National Period

By: Sarah J. Purcell

Traces the history, events and people of post-Revolutionary War America through such primary sources as letters, speeches, and newspaper articles.

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433

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Infobase Publishing

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1438108834

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9781438108834

Founding Brothers

The Revolutionary Generation (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

By: Joseph J. Ellis

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Founding Brothers

The Revolutionary Generation (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

By: Joseph J. Ellis

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A landmark work of history explores how a group of greatly gifted but deeply flawed individuals—Hamilton, Burr, Jefferson, Franklin, Washington, Adams, and Madison—confronted the overwhelming challenges before them to set the course for our nation. “A splendid book—humane, learned, written with flair and radiant with a calm intelligence and wit.” —The New York Times Book Review The United States was more a fragile hope than a reality in 1790. During the decade that followed, the Founding Fathers—re-examined here as Founding Brothers—combined the ideals of the Declaration of Independence with the content of the Constitution to create the practical workings of our government. Through an analysis of six fascinating episodes—Hamilton and Burr’s deadly duel, Washington’s precedent-setting Farewell Address, Adams’ administration and political partnership with his wife, the debate about where to place the capital, Franklin’s attempt to force Congress to confront the issue of slavery and Madison’s attempts to block him, and Jefferson and Adams’ famous correspondence—Founding Brothers brings to life the vital issues and personalities from the most important decade in our nation’s history.

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306

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Vintage

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1400077680

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9781400077687

This Bright Era of Happy Revolutions

French Consul Michel-Ange-Bernard Mangourit and International Republicanism in Charleston, 1792-1794

By: Robert J. Alderson

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This Bright Era of Happy Revolutions

French Consul Michel-Ange-Bernard Mangourit and International Republicanism in Charleston, 1792-1794

By: Robert J. Alderson

As French consul to the Carolinas and Georgia, Citizen Mangourit was dispatched in 1792 to capitalize on the fledgling alliance between the young republics as opportunity to spread the French Revolution into Spanish holdings in the Floridas and Louisiana. In his analysis of the public and clandestine activities of Mangourit during his short tenure in Charleston, Alderson presents a case study of the challenge given to U.S. republicanism by its French counterpart. Mangourit tapped into a wide range of support for the French Revolution and its implications for South Carolina, drawing support for his cause from well-off planters and disenfranchised groups of backcountrymen, slaves, and women..In the end he was recalled before the invasion projects could be carried out. French and American republicanism quickly diverged, and the French lost their best opportunity to reclaim their empire in North America. Aldersons study shows that the tension between republicanism and self-interest could be resolved at the local level, but republicanism could not be the only basis for national relations.

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300

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Univ of South Carolina Press

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1570037450

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9781570037450

The Founders and the Classics

Greece, Rome, and the American Enlightenment

By: Carl J. Richard

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The Founders and the Classics

Greece, Rome, and the American Enlightenment

By: Carl J. Richard

The influence of Greek and Roman authors on our American forefathers finally becomes clear in this fascinating book—the first comprehensive study of the founders’ classical reading.

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Harvard University Press

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0674314263

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9780674314269

Once Upon Dickson

An Illustrated History, 1868-2000

By: Anthony J. Wappel,Ethel C. Simpson

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Once Upon Dickson

An Illustrated History, 1868-2000

By: Anthony J. Wappel,Ethel C. Simpson

Once Upon Dickson tells the story of Dickson Street, Fayetteville, Arkansas, the colorful and ever-changing link between the center of town and the University campus. Carefully researched, it will appeal to a large popular audience of residents and visitors to the city's premier entertainment district and to University personnel and alumni, for whom it is as memorable in their college experience as Old Main or Razorback Stadium. In a time when Dickson Street is undergoing radical change, the book serves as a reminder that the street has been changing almost from the earliest time in its history. Residences, churches, public institutions, and businesses have come, gone, and sometimes come again, but because of its location, Dickson Street remains at the heart of Fayetteville.

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University of Arkansas Press

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0976800772

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9780976800774

Researching Scots-Irish Ancestors

The Essential Genealogical Guide to Early Modern Ulster, 1600-1800

By: William J. Roulston

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Researching Scots-Irish Ancestors

The Essential Genealogical Guide to Early Modern Ulster, 1600-1800

By: William J. Roulston

One of the greatest frustrations for generations of genealogical researchers has been that reliable guidance on sources for perhaps the most critical period in the establishment of their family's links with Ulster, the period up to 1800, has proved to be so elusive. Not any more. This book can claim to be the first comprehensive guide for family historians searching for ancestors in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Ulster. Whether their ancestors are of English, Scottish, or Gaelic Irish origin, it will be of enormous value to anyone wishing to conduct research in Ulster prior to 1800. A comprehensive range of sources from the period 1600-1800 are identified and explained in very clear terms. Information on the whereabouts of these records and how they may be accessed is also provided. Equally important, there is guidance on how effectively they might be used. The appendices to the book include a full listing of pre-1800 church records for Ulster; a detailed description of nearly 250 collections of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century estate papers; and a summary breakdown of the sources available from this period for each parish in Ulster.

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Ulster Historical Foundation

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1903688531

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9781903688533

The Next Realignment

Why America's Parties are Crumbling and what Happens Next

By: Frank J. DiStefano

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The Next Realignment

Why America's Parties are Crumbling and what Happens Next

By: Frank J. DiStefano

Introduction: the next realignment is coming -- America's first and second party systems: the early republic's love-hate affair with two-party politics -- America's second and third party systems: the rise of Jackson and collapse of the Whigs -- America's third and fourth party systems: the incredible story of William Jennings Bryan -- The fifth party system: how the New Deal forged the parties we know and maybe love -- The liberal and conservative myth -- The American ideal of liberty -- The progressive plan -- The virtue of a republic -- The fury of populism -- The choice: renewal or collapse -- The last hurrah of the fifth party system -- The pendulum of Great Awakenings -- The fourth Great Awakening and the 1960s -- The end of the industrial era -- An unravelling -- What happens next -- Renewal, not decline -- The party of the American Dream.

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482

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1633885089

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9781633885080

Constructing the American Past

A Source Book of a People's History

By: Elliott J. Gorn,Randy Roberts,Terry D. Bilhartz

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Constructing the American Past

A Source Book of a People's History

By: Elliott J. Gorn,Randy Roberts,Terry D. Bilhartz

This popular reader consists of a variety of primary sources, grouped around central themes in American history. Students get involved in discovering history for themselves when reading Constructing the American Past. Each chapter focuses on a particular problem in American history, providing students with several points of view from which to examine the historical evidence. Introductions and study questions prompt students to participate in interpreting the past and challenge them to understand the problems in relation to the big picture of American history.

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Longman Publishing Group

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0321216423

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9780321216427

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Hamilton's Curse

Hamilton's Curse

Dillinger

Dillinger

The Early National Period

The Early National Period

Founding Brothers

Founding Brothers

This Bright Era of Happy Revolutions

This Bright Era of Happy Revolutions

The Founders and the Classics

The Founders and the Classics

Once Upon Dickson

Once Upon Dickson

Researching Scots-Irish Ancestors

Researching Scots-Irish Ancestors

The Next Realignment

The Next Realignment

Constructing the American Past

Constructing the American Past

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