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, c2010.
Description:	xiv, 193 p. ; 24 cm.
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. Biography.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8139596

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ISBN:	9780814721117 (cl. : acid-free paper) 0814721117 (cl. : acid-free paper) 9780814721124 (e-book) 0814721125 (e-book)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

Foreword: Gallating in Diplomacy
Foreword: Gallating in Finance
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Getting to Know Gallatin
1. A Son of Geneva, 1761-1780
2. American Beginnings, 1780-1793
3. 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