King of the Alley : William Duer, Politician, Entrepreneur, and Speculator, 1768-1799, Memoirs, American Philosophical Society (vol. 202) (Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society)

A study of the career of a fascinating first-generation American leader, William Duer, who combined a public career as a member of the New York State convention and the Continental Congress, and subsequent high offices, with another less public career as a stock speculator, land promoter, army contractor, and merchant. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.