Bibliograph

Alexander Hamilton, the making of America, Teri Kanefield

Type

Label

Alexander Hamilton, the making of America, Teri Kanefield

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Alexander Hamilton

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

960237984

Responsibility statement

Teri Kanefield

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, MG, 8.7, 6, 6, 188890

Sub title

the making of America

Summary

"The America that Alexander Hamilton knew was largely agricultural and built on slave labor. In contrast, he envisioned something different: along with agriculture and small towns, he imagined a multiracial, urbanized, capitalistic America with a strong central government. A poor immigrant, Hamilton believed that such an America would be a land of opportunity for newcomers. His vision put him at odds with Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr, and others; they envisioned a pastoral America of small towns, where governments were local, states controlled their own destiny, and the federal government remained small and weak. Hamilton died in a duel, defending his ideas and his honor. Because of the systems Hamilton set up and the ideas he left, his vision won out. Here is the story that epitomizes the American dream--a poor immigrant who made good in America"--, Provided by publisher

Target audience

juvenile

Classification