2 thinkers, books, and ideas connected to this field.
Caribbean-born American founding father — Washington's aide-de-camp, first Secretary of the Treasury — who created the US financial system (national bank, assumption of state debts, Report on Manufactures), co-authored The Federalist Papers, and was killed in a duel with Aaron Burr.
First President of the United States — Commander in Chief of the Continental Army — who won independence from Britain, presided over the Constitutional Convention, served two presidential terms, and voluntarily surrendered power — whose Farewell Address warned against partisan factions and foreign entanglements.