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Author
Publisher
McGraw-Hill
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
ix, 419 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The United States was born in debt, a debt so deep that it threatened to destroy the young nation. Thomas Jefferson considered the national debt a monstrous fraud on posterity, while Alexander Hamilton believed debt would help America prosper. Both, as it turns out, were right. This book explores the untold history of America's first national debt, arising from the immense sums needed to conduct the Revolution. Financial historian Wright recounts...
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