Project Gutenberg 2012-08-27 Public domain in the USA. 124 Conant, Charles A. (Charles Arthur) 1861 1915 Conant, Charles Arthur 01025409 Alexander Hamilton The Riverside Biographical Series, number 10 Reading ease score: 50.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Matthew Wheaton and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Alexander Hamilton" by Charles A. Conant is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book delves into the life and contributions of Alexander Hamilton, focusing on his pivotal role in the formation and consolidation of the American Union. It explores his early life, military service during the Revolutionary War, and his influence on the establishment of a strong federal government. The opening of the biography provides a foundational overview of Hamilton's significance in American history, emphasizing his extraordinary intellect and vision in shaping the political landscape. It explores Hamilton's early years, detailing his humble beginnings in the Caribbean and his decision to side with the colonial revolutionaries against British rule. As a young man, Hamilton quickly distinguished himself through his writings and military service, eventually earning Washington's trust and a position on his staff. The introduction sets the stage for Hamilton's later contributions to America's financial and constitutional frameworks, hinting at the dramatic tensions between his vision of strong federal authority and the more populist ideas represented by figures like Jefferson and Madison. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40591/40591-h/images/cover.jpg en Statesmen -- United States -- Biography United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1809 Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804 E300 Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics 185558 185565 2024-10-17T07:22:47.492856 2023-09-17T15:14:11.615522 text/html text/html 181993 2012-08-27T09:06:00 text/html; charset=utf-8 106852 2012-08-27T09:06:02 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 120257 2024-10-17T07:22:51.478799 application/epub+zip 121271 2024-10-17T07:22:48.712963 application/epub+zip 91027 2024-10-17T07:22:47.906827 application/epub+zip 179985 2024-10-17T07:22:53.811795 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 159366 2024-10-17T07:22:50.922845 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 129736 2022-09-18T15:03:06.862313 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 168029 167837 2024-10-17T07:22:47.053841 2023-09-17T15:14:11.392461 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 167854 2012-08-27T09:06:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 60581 2012-08-27T09:06:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 167847 2012-08-27T09:06:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 60555 2012-08-27T09:06:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22122 2024-10-17T07:22:54.325780 application/rdf+xml 11547 2024-10-17T07:22:48.362812 image/jpeg 1927 2024-10-17T07:22:48.169827 image/jpeg 107684 2024-10-17T07:22:47.516816 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog