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Alexander Hamilton, revolutionary / Martha Brockenbrough.

Summary:

A portrait of the Founding Father and first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury describes Hamilton's experiences as an illegitimate orphan, soldier, friend, philanderer, political firebrand and financial whiz whose groundbreaking policies continue to shape today's American government

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781250123190
  • ISBN: 1250123194
  • Physical Description: xi, 372 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Feiwel and Friends, 2017.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
"The subject of the most humiliating criticism" -- A Son of Liberty -- "It's a collegian!" -- Love, war, and glory's price -- "All for love" -- "I must tell you, Sir, you treat me with disrespect" -- "Rocking the cradle and ... fleecing my neighbours" -- The Federalist -- Mr. Secretary -- Genius and fool -- Hamilton's heart -- "This is a mortal wound" -- Epilogue -- Hamilton's family -- Allies & enemies -- Time line -- The natural world: diseases and hurricanes -- A brief history of the colonies -- Early government -- Ball gowns, pointy shoes, and ornate wigs -- What combat was like -- The arms were bare -- Artillery -- How the early trade cycle worked -- Relations with tribal nations -- A brief history of the sugar trade -- Federalism vs. Antifederalism -- Rules for duels -- The sad life of Aaron Burr -- Major battles of the Revolutionary War.
Target Audience Note:
1000L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG+ 7.8 12 192478.
Subject:
Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804 > Juvenile literature.
Statesmen > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
United States > Politics and government > 1783-1809 > Juvenile literature.
Genre:
Biographies.

Available copies

  • 20 of 20 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.

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Jacksonville Main Library YA BIO HAMILTON (Text) 36015000610051 Young Adult Biography Available -
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