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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Kanefield, Teri, 1960- author.     Subjects     Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804 -- Juvenile literature.     Statesmen -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.     United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1809 -- Juvenile literature.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Kanefield, Teri, 1960- author.       by title:      Alexander Hamilton :...         MARC Display

Alexander Hamilton : the making of America / Teri Kanefield. by Kanefield, Teri, 1960- author. New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2017. Subjects Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804 -- Juvenile literature.   Statesmen -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.   United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1809 -- Juvenile literature. ISBN:  9781419725784 (hardback) : 1419725785 (hardback) Description:  203 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm Contents:  An orphan and a dreamer -- An immigrant -- A soldier -- Victory in love and war -- Striving for magnificence -- Capitalism: a new vision for America -- Due process of law -- Steps in the right direction -- The good ship Hamilton -- Secretary of the treasury -- Rivalry with Jefferson -- Rivalry with Burr -- Afterword -- Legacy. Requests:  0 Summary:  "The America that Alexander Hamilton knew was largely agricultural and built on slave labor. In contrast, he envisioned something different: along with agriculture and small towns, he imagined a multiracial, urbanized, capitalistic America with a strong central government. A poor immigrant, Hamilton believed that such an America would be a land of opportunity for newcomers. His vision put him at odds with Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr, and others; they envisioned a pastoral America of small towns, where governments were local, states controlled their own destiny, and the federal government remained small and weak. Hamilton died in a duel, defending his ideas and his honor. Because of the systems Hamilton set up and the ideas he left, his vision won out. Here is the story that epitomizes the American dream--a poor immigrant who made good in America"--   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Copy Status   Aiea Public Library YA -- Biography B Hamilton Ka   Checked In Add Copy to MyList Aina Haina Public Library J -- Juvenile Biography B Hamilton Ka   Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hawaii State Library YA -- Nonfiction 973.4092 Hamilton Ka   Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kahuku P/S Library YA -- Biography B Hamilton Ka BIOGRAPHY Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kapaa Public Library YA -- Nonfiction 973.4092 Hamilton Ka   Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kapolei Public Library YA -- Biography B Hamilton Ka   Checked In Add Copy to MyList McCully-Moiliili Public Library YA -- Biography B Hamilton Ka   Checked In Add Copy to MyList Pahoa P/S Library YA -- Nonfiction B Hamilton Ka   Checked In Add Copy to MyList Salt Lake-Moanalua Public Library YA -- Biography B Hamilton Ka   Checked In Add Copy to MyList Nanakuli Public Library YA -- Nonfiction 973.4092 Hamilton Ka   Checked In Add Copy to MyList More Results: 1 2 Next

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