Dimensions
134 x 203 x 23mm
From his less than auspicious start in 1755 on the Caribbean island of Nevis, to his unhappy fate in 1804 in Weehawken, New Jersey, at the hands of his old enemy Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton had a short life but left a huge legacy.
Orphaned at 11 and apprenticed to a counting house, the young Alexander Hamilton learned the principles of business that helped him, as the first Secretary of the Treasury, create the American banking system and invent the modern corporation.
In his 20s, he lived through the American Revolution, primarily as aide-de-camp to General Washington, and went on to build a successful legal career, co-write 'The Federalist Papers', and build a life in politics. In this book, what emerges is a totally fresh Hamilton, his contributions and what they mean today, all told in a highly readable style.
