PDF Columbus by Alexander Kennedy in History

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Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton did not rise to public prominence as an austere New Englander or a gentlemanly Virginian. He was not born in the colonies at all. He was born in the West Indies; the son of a woman of French descent who had left her husband for another man. As an illegitimate child; Hamilton could not be educated in the local church school; so businessmen; impressed by his remarkable intelligence; sent him to America for his schooling. The American Revolution would interrupt his vacation but accelerate his promotion to the national stage from his service as George Washington’s aide-de-camp to his position as the new nation’s first Secretary of the Treasury. Hamilton understood money and knew that for the nation to thrive; it had to become financially strong; a stance which brought him into contention with other Founding Fathers who distrusted his enthusiasm for a strong central government.Inside you will read about… ✓ Hamilton Rises ✓ The Patriotic Prodigy ✓ Hamilton the Politician and Puller of Strings ✓ Washington’s Man at the Treasury ✓ The Reynolds Affair ✓ Back to New York ✓ Hamilton and Burr: The Final Chapter His extramarital affair with a married woman brought his public career to a conclusion but he continued to involve himself in political intrigue. It was his role in a contested election that brought him to a duel with Aaron Burr; the shadowy character in American history. Scandal and death cannot overpower the mighty role he played in building the United States of America.