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Alexander Hamilton's Real Nemesis: Albert Gallatin and the Jeffersonians

08.08.2018 - By Christopher MalagisiPlay

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While the Broadway musical "Hamilton" has popularized the notion that Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr were archenemies, historian Gregory May claims that Albert Gallatin - Thomas Jefferson's Secretary of Treasury, should be the real rival in Hamilton's story.  Author of "Jefferson's Treasure: How Albert Gallatin Saved the New Nation From Debt," May concludes that Gallatin, a lost and unappreciated Founding Father, was the true genius in establishing the American economic system we know today.  Learn why in our interview with Gregory May!

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