Michael E. Newton
Auteur de The Path to Tyranny: A History of Free Society's Descent into Tyranny
Œuvres de Michael E. Newton
Angry Mobs and Founding Fathers: The Fight for Control of the American Revolution (1628) 56 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Newton, Michael E.
- Sexe
- male
Membres
Critiques
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 4
- Membres
- 136
- Popularité
- #149,926
- Évaluation
- 4.1
- Critiques
- 3
- ISBN
- 5
An in-depth biography encompassing 750pp defining, perhaps the most significant individual amongst the US Founding Fathers. This book is a must read for those who wish for a detailed account of the early history of the battle for US Independence and the birth of the US as a self-sustaining nation state. A thorough and most readable account is to be found in this encyclopedia of Hamilton’s entire life from his West Indies birth. Moreover Hamilton was central to the birth and early history of the US Government. The politics of the first establishment and formation and acceptance of the US Constitution and of the difficulties in establishing the first and second terms of George Washington’s administration are covered in glorious detail. Legislative grid-lock is not a new phenomenon, and has existed ever since the US constitutional form of government was first established circa 1787. The politics of the George Washington, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson presidential terms were frequently deadlocked in the early tussles of the ensuing two party system. The politics between the Federalists seeking to establish the First Federal Administrations and the Republicans who held so dear what today are called State Rights were the basic elements of a tremendous political daily battle among the contestants at each stroke. Hamilton as the first ever secretary of the treasury and father of the first US bank shouldered the full development of the budding US economy and its subsequent successes. This book hit the streets in 2005. Chernow is clearly an economic historian par excellence. He started in 1985 with “The House of Morgan” and his successes have allowed him to spend a extensive period of detailed research to produce the facts needed for this work of force concerning the detailed character study and the enormous details of the prolific works of the industrious Alexander Hamilton.
The book contains 32 photos of early portraits of the central cast. plus details exploring the early relationship engendered when Hamilton was Washington’s Aide-de-Camp throughout the trials and tribulations during the War for Independence that solidified the close relationship between these two fathers of US Democracy. The untimely death of Hamilton in a duel with the US Vice-President, Aaron Burr on 11 July 1804 is covered in exquisite detail on pages 700 to 740. 80 pages of notes and bibliography conclude this academic tour de force.
In short this book is a must and rewarding read for those aspiring knowledge of the fight for US independence and the ensuing early history of the US Republic.… (plus d'informations)