How Long to Read One Nation Under Debt: Hamilton, Jefferson, and the History of What We Owe

How Long Does it Take to Read One Nation Under Debt: Hamilton, Jefferson, and the History of What We Owe?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 18 minutes to read One Nation Under Debt: Hamilton, Jefferson, and the History of What We Owe by Robert E. Wright

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Like its current citizens, the United States was born in debt-a debt so deep that it threatened to destroy the young nation. Thomas Jefferson considered the national debt a monstrous fraud on posterity, while Alexander Hamilton believed debt would help America prosper. Both, as it turns out, were right. One Nation Under Debt explores the untold history of America's first national debt, which arose from the immense sums needed to conduct the American Revolution. Noted economic historian Robert Wright, Ph.D. tells in riveting narrative how a subjugated but enlightened people cast off a great tyrant-“but their liberty, won with promises as well as with the blood of patriots, came at a high price.” He brings to life the key events that shaped the U.S. financial system and explains how the actions of our forefathers laid the groundwork for the debt we still carry today. As an economically tenuous nation by Revolution's end, America's people struggled to get on their feet. Wright outlines how the formation of a new government originally reduced the nation's debt-but, as debt was critical to this government's survival, it resurfaced, to be beaten back once more. Wright then reveals how political leaders began accumulating massive new debts to ensure their popularity, setting the financial stage for decades to come. Wright traces critical evolutionary developments-from Alexander Hamilton's creation of the nation's first modern capital market, to the use of national bonds to further financial goals, to the drafting of state constitutions that created non-predatory governments. He shows how, by the end of Andrew Jackson's administration, America's financial system was contributing to national growth while at the same time new national and state debts were amassing, sealing the fate for future generations.

How long is One Nation Under Debt: Hamilton, Jefferson, and the History of What We Owe?

One Nation Under Debt: Hamilton, Jefferson, and the History of What We Owe by Robert E. Wright is 433 pages long, and a total of 109,549 words.

This makes it 146% the length of the average book. It also has 134% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read One Nation Under Debt: Hamilton, Jefferson, and the History of What We Owe Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 58 minutes to read One Nation Under Debt: Hamilton, Jefferson, and the History of What We Owe aloud.

What Reading Level is One Nation Under Debt: Hamilton, Jefferson, and the History of What We Owe?

One Nation Under Debt: Hamilton, Jefferson, and the History of What We Owe is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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