By David J. Kent
Washington, DC
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
The Lincoln Group of DC will meet to hold our final spring meeting on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Historian Nancy Bradeen Spannaus will speak on the critical connections between Abraham Lincoln and the American System of economic development, originally defined by the work of Alexander Hamilton.
NOTE: THIS WAS ORIGINALLY SUPPOSED TO BE IN-PERSON, BUT NOW IT WILL BE ZOOM-ONLY! Please RSVP on the Lincolnian.org website: https://www.lincolnian.org/event-details/nancy-bradeen-spannaus-on-lincoln-hamilton-and-the-american-system-against-slavery
Spannaus started studying Alexander Hamilton in the mid-1970s and co-edited a book of writings on the economics of the American Revolution, in which major excerpts from Hamilton’s financial papers were featured. Her most recent book, Defeating Slavery: Hamilton’s American System Showed the Way, lays out the blueprint for Abraham Lincoln’s own philosophy and argues that the failure to end slavery was the abandonment of Hamilton’s economic principles. Spannaus will examine how Jeffersonians and Jacksonians promoted slavery and put the nation on the path to war, as well as how Lincoln guided the return to Hamiltonian principles. This is history that is relevant to today’s political situation, and Spannaus helps show a pathway to resolving our crises today.
After earning a bachelor’s degree from Bryn Mawr College and a master’s degree from Columbia University, Spannaus enjoyed a long career in political journalism. She now spends her time studying Hamiton’s American System and educating the public through her blog, American System Now (https://americansystemnow.com/), and as an adjunct professor at Frederick Community College in Frederick, MD.
This meeting is not to be missed!
Spannaus is graciously offering a discount if you order the books directly from her. Just drop her an email at nancyspannaus@comcast.net or give her a call at 540-822-9194. You can also order her two books from the following links:
Hamilton Versus Wall Street: The Core Principles of the American System can be ordered here: https://www.iuniverse.com/BookStore/BookDetails/788568-hamilton-versus-wall-street
Defeating Slavery: Hamilton's American System Showed the Way can be ordered here: https://www.amazon.com/Defeating-Slavery-Hamiltons-American-System/dp/B0CNP5RY3N, or by clicking the QR code below.
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