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"The US Constitution never established a presidential cabinet-the delegates to the Constitutional Convention explicitly rejected the idea. So how did George Washington create one of the most powerful bodies in the federal government? On November 26, 1791, George Washington convened his department secretaries-Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, Henry Knox, and Edmund Randolph-for the first cabinet meeting. Why did he wait two and a half years into...
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
436 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In the throes of the Revolutionary War, Peggy Schuyler finds herself a central figure amid Loyalists and Patriots, spies and traitors, friends and family. Among those friends, she develops a relationship with Alexander Hamilton, who becomes romantically involved with her sister, Eliza.
Author
Publisher
Puffin
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
144 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
An acclaimed biographer writes the remarkable story of Alexander Hamilton, one of America's most influential and fascinating founding fathers, and his untimely death in a duel with Aaron Burr.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents an introduction to the life and achievements of Alexander Hamilton, including his early years as an orphan in the West Indies, his role in the Revolutionary War and his contributions as America's first secretary of the treasury.
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Language
English
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"In his hit musical "Hamilton," Lin-Manuel Miranda paints Founding Father Alexander Hamilton as the ultimate outsider, the "bastard, orphan, son of a whore," who by sheer grit and smarts achieves political greatness, leaving a permanent mark on the American landscape as the architect of its financial system. In this book Andrew Porwancher argues that the first Secretary of the Treasury and chief author of "The Federalist Papers" was even more of an...
Author
Publisher
Walker & Co
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
In the early morning hours of July 11, 1804, two men stood facing each other on a New Jersey cliff side. One was the U.S. vice president, Aaron Burr, and the other was Alexander Hamilton, the secretary of the treasury. They were ready to fight to the death for honor.
Author
Publisher
Three Rivers Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xviii, 317 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"An entertaining look at the life and wisdom of Alexander Hamilton, the Founding Father who mastered the arts of wit, war, and wealth, long before becoming the subject of the runaway Broadway hit Hamilton: An American Musical,"--Amazon.com.
70) All for one
Author
Series
The Alex and Eliza trilogy volume 3
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
386 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Alex & Eliza's household continues to expand as they prepare for an arrival of their own, but new developments in their lives bring unforeseen consequences"--
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Series
Publisher
F. Watts
Pub. Date
1986
Physical Desc
72 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the man who among other achievements was a Revolutionary War hero, an aide and advisor to George Washington, a framer of the Constitution, and the first Secretary of the Treasury of the newly formed United States.
73) A magnificent catastrophe: the tumultuous election of 1800, America's first presidential campaign
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Publisher
Free Press
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
xi, 335 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"They could write like angels and scheme like demons." So begins Pulitzer Prize-winner Edward Larson's masterful account of the wild ride that was the 1800 presidential election -- an election so convulsive and so momentous to the future of American democracy that Thomas Jefferson would later dub it "America's second revolution." This was America's first true presidential campaign, giving birth to our two-party system and indelibly etching the lines...
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Series
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2019
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
31 pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 26 cm
Language
English
Description
From his youth in the Caribbean to his immigration to New York City, this picture book covers the highlights of Alexander Hamilton's legacy, including his part in the American revolution, his influence on the monetary system we still use today, and his tragic death. -- amazon.com
Author
Publisher
Children's Press, an Imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
Presents the career of Alexander Hamilton, who rose from humble beginnings to become a delegate to the Constitutional Convention and the first Secretary of the Treasury.
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