{"product_id":"patriotism-and-profit-susan-nagel-9781643137087","title":"Patriotism and Profit: Washington, Hamilton, Schuyler \u0026 the Rivalry for America's Capital City","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe untold story of how America's beloved first president, George Washington, borrowed, leveraged, and coerced his way into masterminding the key land purchase of the American era, which lead to the creation the nation's capital city. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eContrary to the popular historical record, Thomas Jefferson was not even a minor player at The Dinner Table Bargain, now known as The Compromise of 1790. The real protagonists of the Dinner Table Bargain were President George Washington and New York Senator Philip Schuyler, who engaged in the battle that would separate our financial capital from our political seat of power. Washington and Schuyler's dueling ambitions provoked an intense decades-long rivalry and a protracted crusade for the location of the new empire city. Alexander Hamilton, son-in-law to Schuyler and surrogate son to George Washington, was helplessly caught in the middle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This invigorating narrative vividly depicts New York City when it was the nation's seat of government. Susan Nagel captures the spirit, speech, and sensibility of the era in full and entertaining form--and readers will get to know the city's eighteenth-century movers, shakers, and power brokers, who are as colorful and fascinating as their counterparts today. Delicious political intrigue and scandalous gossip between the three competing alpha personalities--George Washington, Philip Schuyler, and Alexander Hamilton--make this a powerful and resonant history, reminding us that our Founding Fathers were brilliant but often flawed human beings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e They were avaricious, passionate, and visionary. They loved, hated, sacrificed, and aspired. Even their most vicious qualities are part of the reason why, for better or worse, the United States became the premier modern empire, born from figures carving their legacies into history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Not only the dramatic story of how America's beloved first president George Washington created the nation's capital city, \u003ci\u003ePatriotism \u0026amp; Profit \u003c\/i\u003eserves as timely exposé on issues facing America today, revealing the origins behind some of our nation's most pressing problems.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susan Nagel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1643137085\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643137087\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pegasus Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 5.80w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/09\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/24\/2021","brand":"Susan Nagel","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44050644599039,"sku":"9781643137087","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ca51fe39-acce-4e7b-8e0f-1abe258f74b7.jpg?v=1685008419","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/patriotism-and-profit-susan-nagel-9781643137087","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}