Susan Nagel, PhD — Patriotism and Profit: Washington, Hamilton, Schuyler, and the Rivalry for America’s Capital City
Susan Nagel, PhD Patriotism and Profit: Washington, Hamilton, Schuyler, and the Rivalry for America’s Capital City Author Susan Nagel, PhD, on her new book, Patriotism and Profit: Washington, Hamilton, Schuyler & the Rivalry for America’s Capital City, which examines “The Dinner Table Bargain” that would establish where the country’s capital would be located, ultimately separating the financial and political power houses. [Publisher’s excerpt.] The untold story of how America’s beloved first president, George Washington, borrowed, leveraged, and coerced his way into masterminding the key land purchase of the American era, which lead to the creation the nation’s capital city. Contrary to the popular historical record, Thomas Jefferson was not even a minor player at The Dinner Table Bargain, now known as The Compromise of 1790. The real protagonists of the Dinner Table Bargain were President George Washington and New York Senator Philip Schuyler, who engaged in the [Read more...]