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Alexander Hamilton : the illustrated biography / Richard Sylla.
"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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781454922759
- ISBN: 1454922753
- Physical Description: xv, 272 pages, 3 foldout pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 27 cm
- Publisher: New York : Sterling, [2016]
- Copyright: ©2016
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Maps on end pages. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-266) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: Emerging from the shadows -- Part one: Hamilton in the sun. Immigrant ; Soldier ; Reformer ; Legislator ; Constitutionalist ; Secretary of the treasury ; Abolitionist ; Major general ; Last years -- Part two: Legacies. Hamilton and the development of America ; Hamilton's impact on world history -- Epilogue: Goals and achievements. |
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| Subject: | Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804. Statesmen > United States > Biography. Statesmen > United States > Pictorial works. United States > Politics and government > 1783-1809. |
| Genre: | Biographies. Illustrated works. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Potter-Tioga Library System. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Knoxville Public Library.
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