Hamilton's Blessing The Extraordinary Life and Times of Our National Debt: Revised Edition
by Gordon, John SteeleEdition: Revised
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2010-03-30
Publisher(s): Walker Books
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Summary
The United States was born in debt. For Alexander Hamilton, a national debt was a glowing opportunitya national blessing a powerful cement to our union [and] a spur to industryand he made it forever a part of our government's fiscal policy. Today the debt has grown so massive as to be both incomprehensible and threatening. But that very mass obscures its vibrant history and lasting value, a legacy central to the story of our country.
Author Biography
John Steele Gordon is the acclaimed author of Empire of Wealth and The Great Game. He is a frequent contributor to the Wall Street Journal and can be heard often on NPR’s Marketplace. He lives in North Salem, New York.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. xi |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| The Hamiltonian Miracle | p. 11 |
| Andrew Jackson Redeems the Debt | p. 39 |
| Armageddon and the National Debt | p. 63 |
| The Twilight of the Old Consensus | p. 85 |
| Keynesianism and the Madison Effect | p. 113 |
| The Debt Explodes | p. 139 |
| Conclusion | p. 177 |
| Appendix: The Statistics | p. 201 |
| Bibliography | p. 209 |
| Index | p. 213 |
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