Jefferson and Hamilton : The Rivalry That Forged a Nation (Edition 1) (Hardcover)

from DavidWineberg

Both left Congress complaining that nothing had been achieved or could be achieved in a house full of lawyers who spoke interminably and changed nothing. Hamilton spent years drumming up the phony fear that France was about to invade, in order to build up (quadruple) the armed forces and their su...

from konastories

Joy's review: A well-written and mostly even-handed book that compares and contrasts Jefferson and Hamilton's lives, philosophies, and contributions to creating, establishing, and preserving the new American republic. Well worth the time to remind yourself of the American history you may have for...

from nbmars

John Ferling, a respected scholar of the American Revolution, sets forth the ideological differences between two of our most influential Founding Fathers, and recounts the poisonous enmity between them that arose as a result. The story is relevant even today, since the bitter partisan divide Amer...

from graffitimom

This is a well researched book. It compares and contrasts Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. The book begins by examining their early lives and aspirations. Jefferson was the son of privilege and spending years reading and studying in his home after completing his formal education. Hamilton...

from graffitimom

This is a well researched book. It compares and contrasts Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. The book begins by examining their early lives and aspirations. Jefferson was the son of privilege and spending years reading and studying in his home after completing his formal education. Hamilton...