A financial history of the American Revolution and one of the few books written on the subject. The work adds considerably to the body of knowledge known at the time it was first published.
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Originally published in 1891, this two-volume work combines the biography of Robert Morris, the Philadelphia financier who became Superintendent of Finance during the American colonial period, with a financial history of the American Revolution. While not an exhaustive treatment of the subject, the book adds considerably to the body of knowledge known at the time it was written. A fascinating irony is that Robert Morris, the trustee of American finances, spent three years in prison near the end of his life for personal debts.
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WILLIAM GRAHAM SUMNER was a professor of political and social science at Yale University and became known as a Social Darwinist and advocate of the laissez faire principle in economics.
Besides writing a number of books on sociology, history, and economics, he was also influential in the movement to modernize the American university system. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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THE only man in the history of the world who ever bore the title of Superintendent of Finance was Robert Morris, of Philadelphia. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York, United States, Rhode Island, Robert Morris, Great Britain, Council of Safety, South Carolina, New Jersey, Arthur Lee, Continental Congress, President of Congress, Reed's Reed, New England, John Adams, Provincial Congress, Secret Committee, West Indies, North Carolina, Pennsylvania Assembly, State Dep, New Hampshire, Henry Laurens, Superintendent of Finance, Board of Treasury, Colonel Davies New!
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continental notes, continental paper, continental bills, specific supplies, tender laws, continental currency, commercial war, ooo sterling, continental money, price tariff Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, Rhode Island, Robert Morris, Great Britain, Council of Safety, South Carolina, New Jersey, Arthur Lee, Continental Congress, President of Congress, Reed's Reed, New England, John Adams, Provincial Congress, Secret Committee, West Indies, North Carolina, Pennsylvania Assembly, State Dep, New Hampshire, Henry Laurens, Superintendent of Finance, Board of Treasury, Colonel Davies New!
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