| Description |
xii, 347 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. I. The Coming of Necessity -- 1. From Providence into Fortune, 1757 (?)-1781 -- 2. Prepared To Be Not Good, 1781-1788 -- Pt. II. Battle Lines are Drawn -- 3. At Washington's Side Again, 1789 -- 4. Hamilton versus the Virginians, 1789-1791 -- 5. The Nootka Sound Crisis, Part One: The Morris Mission -- 6. Nootka Sound, Part Two: The View from New York -- 7. Liaisons Dangereuses, 1791-1792 -- Pt. III. Seizing the Helm -- 8. The Birth of American Neutrality, February-May 1793 -- 9. "A Most Distressing Dilemma," May-December 1793 -- 10. Hamilton and the Crisis of 1794 -- 11. The Jay Treaty -- Pt. IV. Informal Adviser to the Prince -- 12. Return to Not-So-Private Life, 1794-1795 -- 13. "Camillus" into the Breach -- 14. A High-Stakes Game: Washington's Farewell Address, 1796 -- 15. Transition to the New Regime, 1796-1797 -- Pt. V. A Prince in his Own Right? -- 16. Hamilton and Adams: The Background -- 17. Hamilton's "Grand Plan" -- 18. Hamilton and His Army, Part One, 1797-1798 |
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19. Hamilton and His Army, Part Two, 1798-1799 -- 20. Killing Two Birds with One Stone, 1799 -- Pt. VI. The Lesser of Evils -- 21. 1800 and After -- 22. From Fortune into Providence -- Conclusion: Hamilton Then and Now |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-336) and index |
| Subject |
Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527.
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Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804.
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Statesmen -- United States -- Biography.
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International relations.
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1775-1783.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140061
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United States -- Foreign relations -- Philosophy.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh88003959
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 1783-1815.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140062
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| LC no. |
2003055907 |
| ISBN |
0521834856 hardback |
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