by John Steele Gordon · Tapa dura · ISBN 9780802713230
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«Hamilton's Blessing» is John Steele Gordon's essay on economic and financial history, published by Walker Books in hardcover (214 pages, in English).
History of the US public debt from Alexander Hamilton's initiative after independence to the twentieth century. Gordon explains how debt, far from being merely a burden, helped create a dynamic economy, and covers war bonds, the origins of Wall Street, and figures such as Stephen Girard, Jay Cooke, and Benjamin Strong.
Originally published in 1997 by Walker and Company in New York. Includes bibliographic references (pp. 205-206) and index.
For readers interested in US history and economics, and in the origin and evolution of the country's public debt.
