Gallatin
Subtitle: America's Swiss founding father
By: Nicholas Dungan
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 193
ISBN-13: 9780814721117; 9780814721124
Subjects: Politics and government; Swiss Americans; Biography; Statesmen
Description: Examines the life of statesman Albert Gallatin and discusses his role in the formation of the United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-182) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Getting to know Gallatin; title: A son of Geneva 1761-1780; title: American beginnings 1780-1793; title: The Senate and the House 1793-1801; title: Jefferson's Secretary of the Treasury, 1801-1809; title: Madison's Secretary of the Treasury, 1809-1813; title: The debut of a diplomatist, 1813-1815; title: American minister to France, 1816-1823; title: Searching for stability, 1823-1829; title: The capstones of a career, 1830-1849; title: Conclusion: Gauging Gallatin's greatness.