Author: James Thomson Callender
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Category : Political corruption
Languages : en
Pages : 324

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Author: Alexander Hamilton
Publisher: Graphic Arts Books
ISBN: 1513297112
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 29

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The Reynolds Pamphlet (1797) is an essay by Alexander Hamilton. Written while Hamilton was serving as Secretary of the Treasury, the Pamphlet was intended as a defense against accusations that Hamilton had conspired with James Reynolds to misuse funds meant to cover unpaid wages to Revolutionary War veterans. Admitting to an affair with Maria, Reynolds’ wife, Hamilton claims that the accusation is nothing more than an attempt at blackmail. This revelation not only endangered Hamilton’s career as a public figure, but constituted perhaps the earliest sex scandal in American history. “The bare perusal of the letters from Reynolds and his wife is sufficient to convince my greatest enemy that there is nothing worse in the affair than an irregular and indelicate amour. For this, I bow to the just censure which it merits. I have paid pretty severely for the folly and can never recollect it without disgust and self condemnation. It might seem affectation to say more.” Accused of corruption in his role as Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton was forced to confess his adultery, bringing shame to himself as a married man and supposedly honorable public figure, yet saving his political career in the process. Looking back on his affair with Maria Reynolds from a distance of five years, Hamilton expresses regret for his foolishness, yet wholeheartedly denies her husband’s accusation that he had been involved in his scheme to misuse government funds. Perhaps the first sex scandal in American history, the Reynolds affair sent shockwaves throughout the burgeoning republic, leaving many to question the motives and character of their leaders for the first time, though certainly not the last. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Alexander Hamilton’s Reynolds Pamphlet is a classic of American literature reimagined for modern readers.

Author: Joseph Sabin
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3846047430
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 574

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1870.

Author: Andrew Wight
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 350

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Author: Bodleian Library
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1040

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Languages : en
Pages : 1036

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Author: Sarah L. Swedberg
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1498573878
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 277

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In Liberty and Insanity in the Age of the American Revolution, Sarah L. Swedberg examines how conceptions of mental illness intersected with American society, law, and politics during the early American Republic. Swedberg illustrates how concerns about insanity raised difficult questions about the nature of governance. Revolutionaries built the American government based on rational principles, but could not protect it from irrational actors that they feared could cause the body politic to grow mentally or physically ill. This book is recommended for students and scholars of history, political science, legal studies, sociology, literature, psychology, and public health.

Author: Library of Congress
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Languages : en
Pages : 784

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Author: George Brinley
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 224

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Author: James Hammond Trumbull
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Languages : en
Pages : 444

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