Robert Morris : financier of the American Revolution /

Robert Morris : financier of the American Revolution /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rappleye, Charles.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2010.
Edition:First Simon & Schuster hardcover [edition].
Subjects:
Morris, Robert, > 1734-1806.
Governors > Pennsylvania > Biography.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Biography.
United States > Politics and government > 1775-1783 > Biography.
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Table of Contents:
  • "A character I am proud of"
  • Suing for peace, arming for war
  • Independence
  • War and politics
  • Master of the secret network
  • Congress in exile
  • The return of Silas Deane
  • Backlash
  • Private fortune, public penury
  • The Office of Finance
  • Yorktown
  • Executive action
  • Fighting for funds
  • A desperate gambit
  • Final settlements
  • The great bank debate
  • The Constitution
  • The first federal Congress
  • The Compromise of 1790
  • Ruin.