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

By: Wright, Robert E. (Robert Eric), 1969-.
Publisher: New York : McGraw-Hill, c2008Description: ix, 419 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780071543934 (hbk.); 0071543937 (hbk.).Subject(s): Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804 | Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 | Debts, Public -- United States -- History -- 18th century | Budget deficits -- United States -- History -- 18th century | Government spending policy -- United States -- History -- 18th century | Debts, Public -- United States -- History -- 19th century | Budget deficits -- United States -- History -- 19th century | Government spending policy -- United States -- History -- 19th century | United States -- Economic conditions -- To 1865DDC classification: 336.340973
Contents:
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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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.