Financial founding fathers : the men who made America rich /
Robert E. Wright and David J. Cowen.
- Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, c2006.
- p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In the beginning -- The creator : Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804) -- The Judas : Tench Coxe (1755-1824) -- The sinner : William Duer (1743-1799) -- The savior : Albert Gallatin (1761-1849) -- Angels risen and fallen : Thomas Willing (1731-1821) and Robert Morris (1735-1806) -- The saint : Stephen Girard (1750-1831) -- Apocalypse no : Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) and Nicholas Biddle -- (1786-1844).
0226910687 (cloth : alk. paper)
2005026938
Capitalists and financiers--United States--Biography. Businesspeople--United States--Biography.