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Hamilton is experiencing a well-deserved revival.
\nOften forced to take a back seat to other Founding Fathe rs\, his vision of America as an economic powerhouse with an energetic gov ernment as its engine has found many followers. Hamilton helped get the Co nstitution ratified\, helped found the Federalist Party\, and served as th e first Secretary of the Treasury.
\nAn orphan born in the West Indi es\, he was like a son to George Washington and perhaps should have been l ike a brother to Thomas Jefferson. But Jefferson fought bitterly against t he Federalists and his election as president ushered in the &ldquo\;revolu tion of 1800.&rdquo\;
\nJefferson articulated a different vision fro m Hamilton&rsquo\;s\, promoting an agrarian democracy built upon geographi c expansion&mdash\;an &ldquo\;empire of liberty\,&rdquo\; he called it.&nb sp\;
\nPresented by: Louis \;Masur is Distinguished Professor of American Studies and History at \;Rutgers University. A cultural and political historian who has written on a variety of \;topics\, his mos t recent book is "The Sum of Our Dreams: A Concise History of America." Hi s essays and reviews have appeared in the \;New York Times\, \;Was hington Post\, \;CNN\, and \;Slate. \;
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