Alexander Hamilton : from orphan to founding father
(Book)

SAMPLE TEXT: ALL HANDS ON DECK! A ship's crew rushed to put out a fire. Days later, the burned ship docked at Boston Harbor. Young Alexander Hamilton had been at sea for three weeks. He was restless and ready to start a new life. It was 1773. Alexander Hamilton was born in 1755 on Nevis, an island in the Caribbean. His father left when Alex was a boy. Three years later, while living on St. Croix, Alex's mother died. Alex was now an orphan with nothing. Alex got work as a clerk in a company that traded with New England, in America. He learned about money and business.

Presents an introduction to the life and achievements of Alexander Hamilton, including his early years as an orphan in the West Indies, his role in the Revolutionary War and his contributions as America's first secretary of the treasury.