Subject: Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804 (Keywords)

1777. Albany, New York. As battle cries of the American Revolution echo in the distance, servants flutter about preparing for one of New York society's biggest events: the Schuylers' grand ball. Descended from two of the oldest and most distinguished bloodlines in New York, the Schuylers are prou...

The riveting life of Alexander Hamilton, an illegitimate, largely self-taught orphan from the Caribbean who overcame all the odds to become George Washington's aide-de-camp and the first Treasury Secretary of the United States. Few figures in American history have been more hotly debated than Ale...

Born a bastard and raised an orphan in the stifling heat of the Caribbean, Alexander Hamilton must prove his worth on the bloody battlefields of the American Revolution. A wealthy child of privilege, Elizabeth Schuyler has never wanted for anything, yet she longs for a life of so much more. When ...

A dramatic re-evaluation of the founding of the United States and the history of capitalism. A dramatic re-evaluation of the founding of the United States and the history of capitalism.In retelling the story of the radical Alexander Hamilton, Parenti rewrites the history early America and global ...