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Back to EpisodesThe Legacy of Alexander Hamilton (Part 2)
Episode 81
Published 1 year, 9 months ago
Description
Alexander Hamilton was the greatest and most indispensable of the American founding fathers. On this episode we see how he made such lasting contributions to the US system of government. Points of discussion:
- The Newburgh Conspiracy
- The Constitutional Convention
- The Federalist Papers
- Hamilton's time as Secretary of the Treasury
- The Reynolds Affair
- The Quasi-War
- The Adams Pamphlet
- His duel with Aaron Burr
- + more
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Sources:
Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
The Life of Alexander Hamilton by John C Hamilton
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Writing, research, and production by Ben Wilson