| Who Was Alexander Hamilton? Contributor(s): Pollack, Pam (Author), Belviso, Meg (Author), Who Hq (Author) |
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ISBN: 0399544275 ISBN-13: 9780399544279 Publisher: Penguin Workshop OUR PRICE: $5.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Political - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2017026703 |
| Lexile Measure: 910 |
| Series: Who Was? |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.3" W x 7.4" (0.28 lbs) 112 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 190629 Reading Level: 6.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. 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. |