{"product_id":"alexander-hamilton-writings-loa-129-library-of-america-founders-collection-9781931082044","title":"Alexander Hamilton: Writings (LOA #129) (Library of America Founders Collection)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlexander Hamilton  the subject of Lin-Manuel Mirandas smash hit Broadway musical  comes to life in his own words in this critically acclaimed collection  which also includes conflicting eyewitness accounts of the duel with Aaron Burr that led to his death. One of the most vivid  influential  and controversial figures of the founding of America  Hamilton was an unusually prolific and vigorous writer. As a military aide to George Washington  critic of the Articles of Confederation  proponent of ratification of the Constitution  first Secretary of the Treasury  and leader of the Federalist Party  Hamilton devoted himself to the creation of a militarily and economically powerful American nation guided by a strong  energetic republican government. His public and private writings demonstrate the perceptive intelligence  confident advocacy  driving ambition  and profound concern for honor and reputation that contributed both to his astonishing rise to fame and to his tragic early death.  Arranged chronologically  this volume contains more than 170 letters  speeches  pamphlets  essays  reports  and memoranda written between 1769 and 1804. Included are all fifty-one of Hamiltons contributions to The Federalist  as well as subsequent writings calling for a broad construction of federal power; his famous speech to the Constitutional Convention  which gave rise to accusations that he favored monarchy; and early writings supporting the Revolutionary cause and a stronger central government. His detailed reports as Secretary of the Treasury on the public credit  a national bank  and the encouragement of manufactures present a forward-looking vision of a country transformed by the power of financial markets  centralized banking  and industrial development. Hamiltons sometimes flawed political judgment is revealed in the Reynolds Pamphlet  in which he confessed to adultery in order to defend himself against accusations of corrupt conduct  as well as in his self-destructive pamphlet attack on John Adams during the 1800 presidential campaign. An extensive selection of private letters illuminates Hamiltons complex relationship with George Washington  his deep affection for his wife and children  his mounting fears during the 1790s regarding the Jeffersonian opposition and the French Revolution  and his profound distrust of Aaron Burr.  LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nations literary heritage by publishing  and keeping permanently in print  Americas best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date  authoritative editions that average 1 000 pages in length  feature cloth covers  sewn bindings  and ribbon markers  and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45651917963317,"sku":"ByrdShop_1931082049","price":30.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781931082044.jpg?v=1781845090","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/alexander-hamilton-writings-loa-129-library-of-america-founders-collection-9781931082044","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}