Who Was Alexander Hamilton?
Paperback – Illustrated, August 22, 2017
Penguin Young Readers Group · Paperback · August 22, 2017
Read the story of the Founding Father who inspired the smash Broadway musical.
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- Who it’s for
- A life linking the Revolution, early government, and the enduring story of the Constitution.
- Themes
- Alexander Hamilton’s life, The American Revolution, U.S. political history
- Genres
- Historical Biographies for Kids, Colonial & Revolutionary U.S., Political Biographies for Kids
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Read the story of the Founding Father who inspired the smash Broadway musical. 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.
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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.
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A life linking the Revolution, early government, and the enduring story of the Constitution.
Come here for
- For a founding-era figure whose reach extended from military service to public finance
- For a fresh angle on the name behind a Broadway phenomenon
Expect
- Military, legal, and political life in one biography
- The duel with Aaron Burr, and the national scandal that followed
Where it sits
| Colonial & Revolutionary U.S. | 77% |
|---|---|
| Political Biographies for Kids | 60% |
| Historical Biographies for Kids | 54% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Historical Biographies for Kids
- Political Biographies for Kids
- Colonial & Revolutionary U.S.
- Authors
- Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- August 22, 2017
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Alexander Hamilton’s life · The American Revolution · U.S. political history
- Reading lane
- Historical Biographies for Kids