Extract from “The Kings Have won”
“We’ve become, now, an oligarchy instead of a democracy. I think that’s been the worst damage to the basic moral and ethical standards to the American political system that I’ve ever seen in my life.” — Jimmy Carter
New York, 1804
“This is a mortal wound, Doctor,” I say to the frantic old man. His hands move from my wrist to my neck, desperately searching for a pulse. Footsteps surround me, heavy, rushed. They slowly fade. Dr. Hosack calls for help. More footsteps soon break the silence. Men arrive.
“Hamilton has been shot,” the Doctor shouts. “Hurry up.”
They lift me off the ground. We move through the tall grass and down the path. The gentle rush of the river stirs the waiting boat in which I am carefully laid. I sense the body I do not feel. I fall out of consciousness.
Description
Was Alexander Hamilton the hero we tend to make him out to be?
In my humble view he was the builder of nation, He was the one that transformed ideas into reality. Without Hamilton, America would have struggled to come out of its infancy. He create the treasury, established the 1st central bank of the United States, created the coast guards.
Hamilton did attempt to establish a previous central bank in the Bank of North America, which was managed by Robert Morris. But this attempt was completely unsuccessful.
But, even though he was the builder of nation, I believe he was a flawed individual with a very discreet association to the British.
During this blog I discuss the facts and fiction in this story and describe why I told the story the way I did.
