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A Hercules in the cradle : war, money, and the American state, 1783-1867
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A Hercules in the cradle : war, money, and the American state, 1783-1867 / Max M. Edling.
ISBN
9780226181608
022618160X
9780226181578
022618157X
Publication
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2014]
Copyright Notice Date
©2014
Physical Description
1 online resource.
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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. Available via World Wide Web.
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Print version: Edling, Max M., author. Hercules in the cradle
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Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 25, 2016
Series
American beginnings, 1500-1900
Contents
Introduction: war, money, and American history
A more effectual mode of administration: the constitution and the origins of American public finance
The soul of government: creating an American fiscal regime
So immense a power in the affairs of war: the restoration of public credit
Equal to the severest trials: Mr. Madison's war
The two most powerful republics in the world: Mr. Polk's war
A rank among the very first of military powers: Mr. Lincoln's war
Conclusion: the ideology, structure, and significance of the first American fiscal regime.
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