Gallatin america's swiss founding father
A compelling biography which reinserts this forgotten Founding Father into the historical canon and reveals the transatlantic dimensions of early American history
Print Book, English, 2010
New York University Press, New York and London, 2010
XIV, 193 p. ; 24 cm
9780814721117, 0814721117
912452111
Foreword: Gallatin in Diplomacy, by Micheline Calmy-ReyForeword: Gallatin in Finance, by Philipp M. Hildebrand Acknowledgments Introduction: Getting to Know Gallatin1 A Son of Geneva, 1761-1780 2 American Beginnings, 1780-17933 The Senate and the House, 1793-1801 4 Jefferson's Secretary of the Treasury, 1801-1809 5 Madison's Secretary of the Treasury, 1809-1813 6 The Debut of a Diplomatist, 1813-1815 7 American Minister to France, 1816-1823 8 Searching for Stability, 1823-1829 9 The Capstones of a Career, 1830-1849 Conclusion: Gauging Gallatin's Greatness Notes A Note on Sources Bibliography Index About the Author