Alexander Hamilton: The Making of America #1

Alexander Hamilton: The Making of America #1

by Teri Kanefield
Alexander Hamilton: The Making of America #1

Alexander Hamilton: The Making of America #1

by Teri Kanefield

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Overview

Award-winning author Teri Kanefield’s biography of Alexander Hamilton for young readers is the first in the Making of America series.

The America that Alexander Hamilton knew was largely agricultural and built on slave labor. He envisioned something else: a multi-racial, urbanized, capitalistic America with a strong central government. He believed that such an America would be a land of opportunity for the poor and the newcomers. But Hamilton’s vision put him at odds with his archrivals who envisioned a pastoral America of small towns, where governments were local, states would control their own destiny, and the federal government would remain small and weak.

The disputes that arose during America’s first decades continued through American history to our present day. Over time, 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. In the end, Hamilton rose from poverty through his intelligence and ability, and did more to shape our country than any of his contemporaries.

Related subjects and concepts discussed in the book include:

Law and Legal Concepts
Due Process
Bill of Rights
Freedom of Speech and the Press
Originalism / Nonoriginalism (theories of constitutional interpretation)

Government
Checks and Balances
Democracy
Electoral College
Republic

Financial Concepts
Capitalism
Credit
Inflation
Interest
Mercantilism
Securities: Stocks and Bonds
Tariffs
Taxes

Miscellaneous
Demagogues
Dueling
Pastoralism

Includes archival images

About the Series
The Making of America series traces the constitutional history of the United States through overlapping biographies of American men and women. The debates that raged when our nation was founded have been argued ever since: How should the Constitution be interpreted? What is the meaning, and where are the limits of personal liberty? What is the proper role of the federal government? Who should be included in “we the people”? Each biography in the series tells the story of an American leader who helped shape the United States of today.

The Making of America Series
Alexander Hamilton (#1)
Andrew Jackson (#2)
Abraham Lincoln (#3)
Susan B. Anthony (#4)
Franklin D. Roosevelt (#5)
Thurgood Marshall (#6)

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781419729430
Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers
Publication date: 03/13/2018
Series: The Making of America , #1
Edition description: Reprint
Pages: 240
Sales rank: 279,288
Product dimensions: 5.40(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.80(d)
Lexile: 1170L (what's this?)
Age Range: 10 - 14 Years

About the Author

Teri Kanefield is a lawyer and the author of The Girl from the Tar Paper School, The Extraordinary Suzy Wright, the Making of America series, and more. Her awards include the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award and the Carter G. Woodson Book Award. She lives in San Luis Obispo on the central California coast.

Table of Contents

Prologue: The Duel 1

1 An Orphan and a Dreamer 6

2 An Immigrant 20

3 A Soldier 33

4 Victory in Love and War 48

5 Striving for Magnificence 65

6 Capitalism: A New Vision for America 77

7 Due Process of Law 85

8 Steps in the Right Direction 97

9 The Good Ship Hamilton 104

10 Secretary of the Treasury 123

11 Rivalry with Jefferson 143

12 Rivalry with Burr 154

13 Afterward 172

14 Legacy 176

Samples of Alexander Hamilton's Work 178

Time Line 186

Endnotes 188

Bibliography 198

Acknowledgments 200

Index 201

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