Robert Morris : financier of the American Revolution

Robert Morris : financier of the American Revolution / Charles Rappleye.

Author/creator	Rappleye, Charles
Format	Book and Print
Edition	1st Simon & Schuster hardcover [ed.].
Publication Info	New York : Simon & Schuster, 2010.
Description	x, 625 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Supplemental Content	Contributor biographical information
Subject(s)	Morris, Robert, 1734-1806. Governors--Pennsylvania --Biography. United States--History --Revolution, 1775-1783 --Biography. United States--Politics and government --1775-1783 --Biography.

Contents	Part I: Revolutions -- "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 -- Part II: the Financier -- Private fortune, public penury -- The Office of Finance -- Yorktown -- Executive action -- Fighting for funds -- A desperate gambit -- Final settlements -- Part III: the New Republic -- The great bank debate -- The Constitution -- The first federal Congress -- The Compromise of 1790 -- Ruin.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 535-601) and index.
LCCN	2010020461
ISBN	9781416570912 (hc.)
ISBN	1416570918 (hc.)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	E302.6.M8 R37 2010	✔ Available	Place Hold