Title: Who Was Alexander Hamilton?- --(WB) Author: Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9798822687707
SKU: WB001645
Release Date: 45658
Genre: Biography -
Grade Level: 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade
Language : English
Description : 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.