Gallatin : America's Swiss founding father /

Gallatin : America's Swiss founding father /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Dungan, Nicholas.
Imprint:	New York : New York University Press, ©2010.
Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 193 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Gallatin, Albert, -- 1761-1849. Gallatin, Albert, -- 1761-1849. Statesmen -- United States -- Biography. Swiss Americans -- Biography. Politics and government Statesmen. Swiss Americans. Geneva (Switzerland) -- Biography. United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1865. Switzerland -- Geneva. United States. Biographies. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11284843

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ISBN:	9780814721124 0814721125 9780814721117 0814721117
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-182) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	Examines the life of statesman Albert Gallatin and discusses his role in the formation of the United States.
Other form:	Print version: Dungan, Nicholas. Gallatin. New York : New York University Press, ©2010 9780814721117

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Getting to know Gallatin
A son of Geneva 1761-1780
American beginnings 1780-1793
The Senate and the House 1793-1801
Jefferson's Secretary of the Treasury, 1801-1809
Madison's Secretary of the Treasury, 1809-1813
The debut of a diplomatist, 1813-1815
American minister to France, 1816-1823
Searching for stability, 1823-1829
The capstones of a career, 1830-1849
Conclusion: Gauging Gallatin's greatness.