The Revolutionary Writings of Alexander Hamilton

by Alexander Hamilton, Richard B. Vernier

Overview

Alexander Hamilton, trusted military aide and secretary to General George Washington, wrote to persuade. He had the ability to clarify the complex issues of his time without oversimplifying them. From the basic core values established in his earlier writings to the more assertive vision of government in his mature work, we see how Hamilton’s thought responded to the emerging nation and how the nation was shaped by his ideas. This comprehensive collection of his early writings, from the period before and during the Revolutionary War, provides a fuller understanding of the development of his thinking.

Richard B. Vernier is Adjunct Professor of American History at Purdue Universityat Calumet.

Joyce Appleby is Professor Emerita of History at UCLA.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780865977068
Publisher:	Liberty Fund, Incorporated
Publication date:	03/19/2008
Pages:	232
Sales rank:	1,018,030
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

Editorial Reviews

—that is what The Revolutionary Writings of Alexander Hamilton brings to the table. An examination of his viewpoints as his work is compiled into this book, one can get the idea of what one of the country's founding fathers wished his country to be. The Revolutionary Writings of Alexander Hamilton is a deftly compiled set of work, highly recommended to American history collections.

The Midwest Book Review
June 2008

. . . Hamilton's revolutionary writings reveal the core values and beliefs of a young but genuine Whig. What they suggest is the substitution of revolutionary fears for his nation's liberty, with a patriot's desire for his nation's power. To compare The Farmer Refuted with The Continentalist essays is to be confronted by the very great change which had taken place in Hamilton's thinking about the challenges confronting American Independence. To compare The Continentalist essay with his Federalist essays and even more so his famous state papers on public credit, the bank, and manufactures is to be struck with how much the grand themes sounded there remained central to his subsequent thinking. Bycollecting his earliest public writings together in one volume, readers will be better able to assess for themselves Hamilton's core commitments and his place in the American political tradition.

Educational Book Review
July - August 2008

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