An account of one of the most ingenious and complex founders of the United States traces his life, from his birth on the Caribbean Island of Nevis to his untimely demise in Weehawken, New Jersey in 1804.
An account of one of the most ingenious and complex founders of the United States traces his life, from his birth on the Caribbean Island of Nevis to his untimely demise in Weehawken, New Jersey in 1804. In the first full, one-volume biography of Alexander Hamilton in more than…
The gripping story of three Founding Fathers--Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay--who battled their own independence-loving people and created a united America.
The gripping story of three Founding Fathers--Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay--who battled their own independence-loving people and created a united America.
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Does every increase in the power of government entail a loss of liberty for the people? James H. Read examines how four key Founders--James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, James Wilson, and Thomas Jefferson--wrestled with this question during the first two decades of the American R…