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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, 2018. Subjects Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804 -- Juvenile literature.   Statesmen -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.   United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1809 -- Juvenile literature. ISBN:  9781419729430 1419729438 Series:  Kanefield, Teri, 1960- Making of America. Description:  203, [26] pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm. Edition:  Paperback edition. 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"--Provided by publisher.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Lihue Public Library YA -- Nonfiction 973.409 Hamilton Ka Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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