"The chapters all began as papers at a working conference at Hamilton College honoring its namesake (and early trustee), Alexander Hamilton."--Page ix.

"Opposed in death as in life" : Hamilton and Jefferson in American memory /Stephen Knott -- Hamiltonian invention of Thomas Jefferson / Robert M.S. McDonald -- Alexander Hamilton's view of Thomas Jefferson's ideology and character / James H. Read -- Reforming Republicanism : Alexander Hamilton's theory of Republican citizenship and press liberty / Robert W.T. Martin -- Understanding the confusing role of virtue in The Federalist: the rhetorical demands of two audiences / Barry Alan Shain -- Madison versus Hamilton : the battle over Republicanism and the role of public opinion / Colleen A. Sheehan -- Alexander Hamilton and the 1790s economy : a reappraisal / Carey Roberts -- Hamilton and Haiti / Daniel G. Lang -- Hamilton, Croly, and American public philosophy / Peter McNamara.