Alexander Hamilton

by Dianne Durante

Informal transcript of a walking tour in Manhattan
sponsored by New York Heroes
on October 3, 2004

NOTE: As of September 25, 2007,
this essay is no longer available for sale.

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About the lecture

This 27-page biographical essay on Hamilton’s life and ideas is based on a walking tour sponsored by New York Heroes (www.nyheroes.org). Also included are photos and brief discussions of Hamilton sculptures in Manhattan, a timeline of events 1755-1804, substantial excerpts from Hamilton’s writings, and suggested readings.

 I became interested in Hamilton because four sculptures of him stand outdoors in Manhattan – more than of any other figure – and preliminary research showed him to be influential but controversial. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson disliked Alexander Hamilton intensely. George Washington, who worked closely with him for nine years, praised his “talents, exertions, and integrity.” The American National Biography called Hamilton “the father of capitalism in America,” yet he proposed a national bank and advocated government regulation of commerce. The essay is an attempt to explain or reconcile these facts and opinions.

 I offer this transcript as an informal introduction to an influential Founding Father who’s not covered in detail by any lectures offered through the Ayn Rand Bookstore (http://www.AynRandBookstore.com  ). The essay is also interesting as an examination of a time when the United States under its first president struggled to make the Constitution work, and when the first political parties were formed.

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As of 9/25/2007, this essay is no longer available for purchase.

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