Alexander Hamilton
Subtitle: the making of America
By: Teri Kanefield
Publisher: Abrams
Published: 2017
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 203
ISBN-13: 9781419725784
Subjects: Politics and government; Juvenile literature; Statesmen
Description: The America that Alexander Hamilton knew was largely agricultural and built on slave labor. He envisioned something else: a multi-racial, urbanized, capitalistic America with a strong central government. He believed that such an America would be a land of opportunity for the poor and the newcomers.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Table of contents: title: The orphan and a dreamer; title: An immigrant; title: A soldier; title: Victory in love and war; title: Striving for magnificence; title: Capitalism: a new vision for America; title: Due process of law; title: Steps inthe right direction; title: The good ship Hamilton; title: Secretary of the treasury; title: Rivalry with Jefferson; title: Rivalry with Burr.