The background of the enlightenment
The features of the enlightenment
The forms of the enlightenment
The politics of enlightenment
1: Alexander Hamilton: the enlightenment fulfilled
The enigma of Hamilton
The turning
The Hamiltonian vision: the enlightenment fulfilled
The practice of Hamiltoniamism
"Mine is an odd destiny"
the legacy of Alexander Hamilton
2: John Adams: the enlightenment transcended
An American curmudgeon
The turning
The Adamsian vision: the enlightenment transcended
The Adamsian practice
"Monuments will never be erected to me" - the legacy of John Adams
3: Thomas Jefferson: romantic America
The statesman as artist
The turning
The Jeffersonian vision: romantic America
The practice of Jeffersonianism
"Take care of me when dead" - the legacy of Thomas Jefferson.