The Price of Greatness: Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and the Creation of American Oligarchy by Cost, Jay

The Price of Greatness: Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and the Creation of American Oligarchy

An incisive account of the tumultuous relationship between Alexander Hamilton and James Madison and of the origins...
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Author: Jay Cost
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The Price of Greatness: Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and the Creation of American Oligarchy by Cost, Jay

The Price of Greatness: Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and the Creation of American Oligarchy

$79.28

The Price of Greatness: Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and the Creation of American Oligarchy

$79.28
Author: Jay Cost
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
An incisive account of the tumultuous relationship between Alexander Hamilton and James Madison and of the origins of our wealthy yet highly unequal nation

In the history of American politics there are few stories as enigmatic as that of Alexander Hamilton and James Madison's bitterly personal falling out. Together they helped bring the Constitution into being, yet soon after the new republic was born they broke over the meaning of its founding document. Hamilton emphasized economic growth, Madison the importance of republican principles.

Jay Cost is the first to argue that both men were right -- and that their quarrel reveals a fundamental paradox at the heart of the American experiment. He shows that each man in his own way came to accept corruption as a necessary cost of growth. The Price of Greatness reveals the trade-off that made the United States the richest nation in human history, and that continues to fracture our politics to this day.

Author: Jay Cost
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 06/05/2018
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781541697461


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2018
Publishers Weekly 04/23/2018
Library Journal 07/01/2018 pg. 80
Choice 09/01/2018

About the Author
Jay Cost is a senior writer at the Weekly Standard and has written for the Wall Street Journal, National Review, and Commentary. He holds a PhD in political philosophy from the University of Chicago. The author of A Republic No More, he lives in Harmony, Pennsylvania.

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