{"product_id":"used-very-good-hamiltons-blessing-the-extraordinary-life-and-times-of-our-national-debt-john-steele-gordon-hardcover","title":"Used - Very Good | Hamilton's Blessing: The Extraordinary Life and Times of Our National Debt -- John Steele Gordon, Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: Used - Very Good.\u003c\/strong\u003e This is one pre-owned copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good. Light wear to the cover and edges. Binding tight; pages clean with at most very limited markings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasured at the staggering amount of $5.1 trillion (and growing every day) the national debt is unfathomable to most Americans. What we may not realize is that the United States was born out of debt. After the Revolution, the brilliant Alexander Hamilton was less interested in paying down the Revolutionary war debt than in using it to create a vibrant national economy. \"If it is not excessive,\" he declared, \"a national debt will be to us a national blessing.\" In a fascinating narrative brimming with colorful characters, historical accidents, and American ingenuity, business historian John Steele Gordon leads us on a tour of an American institution whose largely unknown story has been integrally entwined with our country's destiny. At key points in U.S. history, Gordon shows how the national debt has been a potent instrument of fiscal policy in keeping the world safe for democracy. But how much debt is too much? At a time when we despair of balancing even a single year's budget, Hamilton's Blessing provides much needed perspective - and hope. * Author writes the \"Business of America\" column in American Heritage magazine and is heard often on public radio's \"Marketplace.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e John Steele Gordon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Walker Books\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1997\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780802713230\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Steele Gordon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67968852000996,"sku":"FRK000000793","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/71K7gnGusWL.jpg?v=1793121882","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/used-very-good-hamiltons-blessing-the-extraordinary-life-and-times-of-our-national-debt-john-steele-gordon-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}