the formulation and carrying out of policy was, in his view, essential to resist the deterioration of a republican government. Some scholars have raised similarities between Hamiltonian recommendations and the development of Meiji Japan as evidence of the global influence of Hamilton's theory. References Notes Citations Bibliography Studies Balogh, Brian. 2009. A Government out of Sight: The Mystery of National Authority in Nineteenth Century American. New York: Cambridge University Press. Bordewich, Fergus M. The First Congress: How James Madison, George Washington, and a Group of Extraordinary Men Invented the Government (2016) on 1789–91. A one-volume recasting of Brant's six-volume life. Detailed political history of the 1790s; online free . Four volumes, with various subtitles, cited as "Flexner, Washington". Vol. IV. . Gaspar, Vitor. "The making of a continental financial system: Lessons for Europe from early American history." Journal of European Integration 37.7 (2015): 847–859, summarizes Hamilton's achievements in Atlantic perspective. Knott, Stephen F. "The Four Faces of Alexander Hamilton: Jefferson’s Hamilton, Hollywood’s Hamilton, Miranda’s Hamilton, and the Real Hamilton." American Political Thought 7.4 (2018): 543-564. A review of the evidence on Newburgh; despite the title, Kohn is doubtful that a coup d'état was ever seriously attempted. First volume of two, contains Hamilton's lifetime. Summarizes speculations of William Duer and others in the context of the national economy. Survey of politics in the 1790s. An undergraduate paper, which concludes that Hamilton was ambivalent about slavery. Coverage of how the Treasury and other departments were created and operated. The most recent synthesis of the era. Sources Cooke, Jacob E., ed. Alexander Hamilton: A Profile. 1967. (short excerpts from Hamilton and his critics) Cunningham, Noble E. Jefferson vs. Hamilton: Confrontations that Shaped a Nation. 2000. (short collection of primary sources, with commentary) (all of Hamilton's major writings and many of his letters) Freeman, Joanne B., ed., The Essential Hamilton: Letters & Other Writings (Library of America, 2017) 424 pp. (abridged ed.) Frisch, Morton J., ed. Selected Writings and Speeches of Alexander Hamilton. 1985. Goebel, Julius, Jr., and Joseph H. Smith, eds. The Law Practice of Alexander Hamilton. 5 vols. Columbia University Press, 1964–80. (comprehensive edition of Hamilton's legal papers) Hamilton, Alexander. Report on Manufactures. (economic program for the United States) Hamilton, Alexander. Report on Public Credit. (financial program for the United States) Hamilton, Alexander; Hamilton, John Church. The Works of Alexander Hamilton: Miscellanies, 1789–1795: France; Duties on imports; National bank; Manufactures; Revenue circulars;