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Raymond Walters, Jr. presents the definitive biography of Albert Gallatin (1761-1849), recounting sixty years that the Swiss-born diplomat served his adopted country as a congressional leader, Secretary of the Treasury, financier, and ambassador. Gallatin was a founder of the House Committee on Finance (later the Ways and Means Committee), a member of the new Democratic-Republican Party, and an active politician who opposed the Federalist Party and its programs, while also helping to bring about the election of Thomas Jefferson.Walters, Raymond, Jr. is the author of 'Albert Gallatin: Jeffersonian Financier and Diplomat - Raymond Walters - Paperback' with ISBN 9780822952107 and ISBN 0822952106.
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