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Henry Cabot Lodge, Alexander Hamilton and the Political Thought of the Gilded Age

出版	Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2019
主題	Biography & Autobiography / HistoricalBiography & Autobiography / PoliticalHistory / United States / 19th Century
ISBN	15275215409781527521544
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=Mz5fvwEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋We are currently witnessing a renewal of broad public interest in the life and career of Alexander Hamilton â " justly famed as an American founder. This volume examines the possible present-day significance of the man, noting that this is not the first revival of interest in the statesman. Hamilton was a major background figure in the GOP politics of the Gilded Age, with the powerful US Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Sr. drawing on Hamilton to inspire a new, assertive American role in the world. Hamilton was first prominent as a soldier and aide to General Washington, and believed in centralization of power in the federal government and an energetic presidency. He founded the American financial system as the first Secretary of the Treasury, and was a great moving force of Americaâ (TM)s first nationalist-conservative party â " the Federalists. As shown here, close scholarly attention to Lodgeâ (TM)s biography brings out the darker sides of the celebrated hero. Hamiltonâ (TM)s deeper conviction was the need of an elitist â oearistocratic republic, â and he was an advocate of military-commercial empire. The Gilded Age Hamilton revival helped inspire the Spanish-American war of 1898 and an American overseas empire. This book will be of interest for students and professionals in political philosophy, political science, American history and American studies.