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Robert Morris's folly : the architectural and financial failures of an American founder

"In 1798 Robert Morris-"financier of the American Revolution," confidant of George Washington, former U.S. senator-plunged from the peaks of wealth and prestige into debtors' prison and public contempt. How could one of the richest men in the United States, one of only two Founde...

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Main Author: Smith, Ryan K.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2014]
Subjects and Genres:
Morris, Robert, > 1734-1806 > Finance, Personal.
Morris, Robert, > 1734-1806 > Homes and haunts > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
Founding Fathers of the United States > Finance, Personal.
Founding Fathers of the United States > Homes and haunts > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
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Table of Contents:
  • His capital
  • His family
  • His family
  • His plans
  • His house
  • His architect
  • His folly
  • His entreaties
  • His ruins
  • His release.

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