Description
Jefferson and Hamilton: The Struggle for Democracy in America by Claude G. Bowers, in a find binding by Whitman Bennett of New York.
Octavo, xvii, [3], 531pp. Three quarter brushed black morocco, decorative raised bands, title in gilt on spine, marbled boards. Top edge gilt. Stated “tenth impression, January 1927” on copyright page. Clean text throughout, solid text block. Front hinge starting, but stable. A beautiful binding by Whitman Bennett, with stamp on second free endpaper.
Jefferson and Hamilton by Claude G. Bowers tells the story of the “mighty clash of men and ideas” which began during the Presidency of George Washington and “shaped the nation we know today.” This work was followed by Jefferson in Power, published in 1936, which continued the narrative through the end of the Jefferson presidency.
