Title: Alexander Hamilton
Description: "Meet the founding father who made America modern ... An immigrant from the West Indies, he played a crucial part in the political, legal, and economic development of the new nation: He served as Washington's right-hand man during the Revolutionary War; he helped establish the Constitution; he wrote most of The Federalist Papers; and he modernized America's fledgling finances, among other notable achievements. Noted Hamilton scholar and chairman of the Museum of American Finance, Richard Sylla, brings the flesh-and-blood man--student, soldier, lawyer, political scientist, finance minister, and politician--to life and reveals captivating details of his private life as well as his infamous demise at the hands of Vice President Aaron Burr ..."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Politics and government, Biography, Pictorial works, Statesmen, Hamilton, alexander, 1757-1804
Places: United States
People: Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804)
Time periods: 1783-1809