Number 7: Alexander Hamilton's Secret Attempts to Control American Foreign Policy

by Julian P. Boyd

Book Overview

This volume is concerned with the effort of Alexander Hamilton (designated as "Number 7" in the dispatches of a British secret agent) as Secretary of the Treasury, aided by powerful support in the Senate and House of Representatives, to guide American foreign policy toward a closer connection with Great Britain. The book shows that Hamilton revealed secret cabinet discussions to a British intelligence agent, failed to inform Washington and Secretary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691624720
• ISBN13: 9780691624723
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"