Bibliograph

Who was Alexander Hamilton?, by Pam Pollack and Meg Belviso ; illustrated by Dede Putra

Type

Label

Who was Alexander Hamilton?, by Pam Pollack and Meg Belviso ; illustrated by Dede Putra

Language

eng

resource.biographical

individual biography

Index

no index present

Intended audience

910L, Lexile

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Who was Alexander Hamilton?

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

999643258

Responsibility statement

by Pam Pollack and Meg Belviso ; illustrated by Dede Putra

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, MG, 6.1, 1, 1, 190629

Summary

Born in the British West Indies and orphaned as a child, Alexander Hamilton made his way to the American Colonies and studied to become a lawyer. He joined a local militia during the American Revolution, rose to the rank of Major General, and became the chief aide to General George Washington. After the war, he became the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. He founded the Bank of New York and The New York Post newspaper. He served as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention and is also celebrated as a co-author of The Federalist Papers, a series of essays that are still used today to interpret the U.S. Constitution. The end of his life became a national scandal when he was shot and killed in a duel with then-Vice President Aaron Burr

Target audience

juvenile

Classification