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03719cam a2200625 a 4500 001 C46A2FEE2B1111DE9FAE8B08A8D7520A 003 SILO 005 20170810011122 008 080807s2008 nyua b 001 0 eng c 010 $a 2008298452 020 $a 0071543937 020 $a 9780071543934 035 $a (OCoLC)166390313 040 $a BTCTA $c STF $d SILO $d DLC $d BAKER $d YDXCP $d OMP $d UAT $d IXA $d UKM $d IQU $d QBX $d CDX $d NSB $d VP@ $d BUR $d LMR $d YLS $d IG# $d YUS $d IOE $d IOL $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a HJ8106 $b .W75 2008 082 00 $a 336.3/40973 $2 22 100 1 $a Wright, Robert E. $q (Robert Eric), $d 1969- 245 1 $a One nation under debt : $b Hamilton, Jefferson, and the history of what we owe / $c Robert E. Wright. 260 $a New York : $b McGraw-Hill, $c c2008. 300 $a ix, 419 p. : $b ill. ; $c 24 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-386) and index. 505 0 $a A twinkle in the eye : the importance of government debt -- Parentage : European precedents -- Conception : financing revolution -- Gestation : the Constitution and the national debt -- Birth : Alexander Hamilton's grand plan -- Youth and maturity : the public debt grows up, then slims down -- Life : the life and times of federal bondholders in Virginia -- Blessing : American economic growth -- Death and reincarnation : Jackson's triumph and failure. 520 $a 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 the key events that shaped the U.S. financial system and explains how the actions of our forefathers laid the groundwork for the debt we still carry today.--From publisher description. 600 10 $a Hamilton, Alexander, $d 1757-1804. 600 10 $a Jefferson, Thomas, $d 1743-1826. 650 0 $a Debts, Public $z United States $x History $y 18th century. 650 0 $a Budget deficits $z United States $x History $y 18th century. 650 0 $a Government spending policy $z United States $x History $y 18th century. 650 0 $a Debts, Public $z United States $x History $y 19th century. 650 0 $a Budget deficits $z United States $x History $y 19th century. 650 0 $a Government spending policy $z United States $x History $y 19th century. 651 0 $a United States $x Economic conditions $y To 1865. 655 7 $a Internet resources. $2 gtlm 856 41 $z ebrary $z ebrary $u http://site.ebrary.com/lib/stanford/Doc?id=10221903 $x ebebr10221903 $x eb4 $x ebebr10221903 856 42 $3 Contributor biographical information $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0901/2008298452-b.html 856 42 $3 Publisher description $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0901/2008298452-d.html 941 $a 14 952 $l PLAX964 $d 20240724064216.0 952 $l ULAX314 $d 20190926091428.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20180120041006.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160824070152.0 952 $l N5UX522 $d 20090806113132.0 952 $l UDAX314 $d 20090708133753.0 952 $l PTAX572 $d 20090708133753.0 952 $l OTAX626 $d 20090708133753.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20090708133753.0 952 $l AXPF626 $d 20090701080000.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20090708133753.0 952 $l OMAX631 $d 20090708133753.0 952 $l UTAX115 $d 20090806113132.0 952 $l GAAX314 $d 20100201162303.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=C46A2FEE2B1111DE9FAE8B08A8D7520A 994 $a 02 $b IOLInitiate Another SILO Locator Search