Alexander Hamilton /

Chernow, Ron.

Alexander Hamilton / Ron Chernow. - New York : Penguin Press, 2004. - 818 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [780]-788) and index.

Traces the life of Alexander Hamilton, an illegitimate, largely self-taught orphan from the Caribbean who rose to become George Washington's aide-de-camp and the first Treasury Secretary of the United States.

1594200092 (alk. paper) 9781594200090 (alk. paper)

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Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804.
Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804.


1783 - 1809


Statesmen--United States--Biography.
Political science.
Statesmen.


United States--Politics and government--1783-1809.
United States.


Biography.

E 302.6 .H2 C48 2004