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Format: XIV, 193 S.

ISBN: 978-0-8147-2111-7 , 978-0-8147-2112-4

Note: Includes bibliographical references and index

Language: English

Keywords: 1761-1849 Gallatin, Albert ; Biografie ; Biografie

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Format: 1 online resource (208 p.)

ISBN: 0-8147-8539-5 , 0-8147-2112-5

Content: You won’t find his portrait on our currency anymore and his signature isn’t penned on the Constitution, but former statesman Albert Gallatin (1761-1849) contributed immeasurably to the formation of America. Gallatin was the first president of the council of New York University and his name lives on at NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study, so it is with pride that New York University Press and the Swiss Confederation publish this new biography of Gallatin. Gallatin’s story is the opposite of the classic American immigrant tale. Born in Geneva, the product of an old and noble family and highly educated in the European tradition, Gallatin made contributions to America throughout his career that far outweighed any benefit he procured for himself. He got his first taste of politics as a Pennsylvania state representative and went on to serve in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. Gallatin became the Secretary of Treasury in Jefferson’s administration and, despite being of the opposite political party to Alexander Hamilton, Gallatin fully respected his predecessor’s fiscal politics. Gallatin undertook a special diplomatic mission for President Madison, which ended the War of 1812 with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent and gave the United States its genuine independence. Gallatin continued in diplomacy as minister to France and to Great Britain, where he skillfully combined his American experience and European background. In the early 1830's, at the age of seventy, he retired from politics and commenced a new career in New York City as a banker, public figure, and intellectual. He helped establish New York University and the American Ethnological Society, became an expert in Native American ethnology and linguistics, and served as president of the New-York Historical Society. Gallatin died at age 88 and is buried in Trinity churchyard at Broadway and Wall Street. In our own day, as we look at reforming our financial system and seek to enhance America’s global image, it is well worth resurrecting Albert Gallatin’s timeless contributions to the United States, at home and abroad. Nicholas Dungan’s compelling biography reinserts this forgotten Founding Father into the historical canon and reveals the transatlantic dimensions of early American history.Co-published with the Swiss Confederation, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Front matter -- , Contents -- , Foreword -- , Foreword -- , Acknowledgments -- , Introduction -- , 1. A Son of Geneva, 1761–1780 -- , 2. American Beginnings, 1780–1793 -- , 3. The Senate and the House, 1793–1801 -- , 4. Jefferson’s Secretary of the Treasury, 1801–1809 -- , 5. Madison’s Secretary of the Treasury, 1809–1813 -- , 6. The Debut of a Diplomatist, 1813–1815 -- , 7. American Minister to France, 1816–1823 -- , 8. Searching for Stability, 1823–1829 -- , 9. The Capstones of a Career, 1830–1849 -- , Conclusion -- , Notes -- , A Note on Sources -- , Bibliography -- , Index -- , About the Author , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-8147-2111-7

Language: English

DOI: 10.18574/9780814785393

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Format: Ill.

ISSN: 0043-9134

In: The world today, London : Chatham House, 1945, 60(2004), 11, Seite 24-26, 0043-9134

Language: English

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ISSN: 0043-9134

In: The world today, London : Chatham House, 1945, 60(2004), 11, Seite 24-26, 0043-9134

In: volume:60

In: year:2004

In: number:11

In: pages:24-26

Language: English

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Format: xiv, 193 p.

Edition: Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

Language: English

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Format: 1 online resource

ISBN: 9780814785393

Content: You won’t find his portrait on our currency anymore and his signature isn’t penned on the Constitution, but former statesman Albert Gallatin (1761-1849) contributed immeasurably to the formation of America. Gallatin was the first president of the council of New York University and his name lives on at NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study, so it is with pride that New York University Press and the Swiss Confederation publish this new biography of Gallatin.Gallatin’s story is the opposite of the classic American immigrant tale. Born in Geneva, the product of an old and noble family and highly educated in the European tradition, Gallatin made contributions to America throughout his career that far outweighed any benefit he procured for himself. He got his first taste of politics as a Pennsylvania state representative and went on to serve in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. Gallatin became the Secretary of Treasury in Jefferson’s administration and, despite being of the opposite political party to Alexander Hamilton, Gallatin fully respected his predecessor’s fiscal politics. Gallatin undertook a special diplomatic mission for President Madison, which ended the War of 1812 with the signing of the Treaty of Ghent and gave the United States its genuine independence. Gallatin continued in diplomacy as minister to France and to Great Britain, where he skillfully combined his American experience and European background. In the early 1830s, at the age of seventy, he retired from politics and commenced a new career in New York City as a banker, public figure, and intellectual. He helped establish New York University and the American Ethnological Society, became an expert in Native American ethnology and linguistics, and served as president of the New-York Historical Society. Gallatin died at age 88 and is buried in Trinity churchyard at Broadway and Wall Street.In our own day, as we look at reforming our financial system and seek to enhance America’s global image, it is well worth resurrecting Albert Gallatin’s timeless contributions to the United States, at home and abroad. Nicholas Dungan’s compelling biography reinserts this forgotten Founding Father into the historical canon and reveals the transatlantic dimensions of early American history.Co-published with the Swiss Confederation, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.

Note: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Foreword -- , Foreword -- , Acknowledgments -- , Introduction -- , 1. A Son of Geneva, 1761–1780 -- , 2. American Beginnings, 1780–1793 -- , 3. The Senate and the House, 1793–1801 -- , 4. Jefferson’s Secretary of the Treasury, 1801–1809 -- , 5. Madison’s Secretary of the Treasury, 1809–1813 -- , 6. The Debut of a Diplomatist, 1813–1815 -- , 7. American Minister to France, 1816–1823 -- , 8. Searching for Stability, 1823–1829 -- , 9. The Capstones of a Career, 1830–1849 -- , Conclusion -- , Notes -- , A Note on Sources -- , Bibliography -- , Index -- , About the Author , In English.

Language: English

DOI: 10.18574/9780814785393

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Content: In this biography, Dungan charts the rise of Albert Gallatin from Congress to the Treasury to the world of diplomacy. Dungan makes the case that Gallatin's crowning achievement was his central role in the delegation that negotiated the Treaty of Ghent, which brought an end to the War of 1812.

Additional Edition: Print version : ISBN 9780814721117

Language: English

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