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Alexander Hamilton: Founding Father and Statesman
A biography profiling the life of Alexander Hamilton, a founding father of the United States and the first Secretary of the Treasury. Includes source notes and timeline.
- GenresAmerican History
112 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2005
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December 17, 2015• Summarize the book
This book is about the life of Alexander Hamilton. Alexander was born in the West Indies and spent most of his childhood on the island of St. Croix. The book then talks about many details of his young life before he headed to Boston to go to college. During this time, the newly formed colonies in America were having problems with Great Brittan and wanted gain their independence. The war started and Hamilton decided to join the continental army. He became a captain and was involved in many battles such as the battle of Princeton. He became friends with George Washington and wrote many letters for him. He aided the army in clearing the path to a Victory for the colonies. He then married his wife Elizabeth and had a son named Philip. He also went to law school to become a lawyer which came in handy when he attended the Constitutional Convention and was among the men who wrote the Constitution. He worked hard to make sure it was ratified by writing many letters and articles. Later he was named to George Washington’s cabinet and was the first US Secretary of the Treasury. He was also responsible for giving George Washington the idea of creating a national bank. He later resigned from being secretary of the treasury so he could have his own law practice. He did in a duel with Aaron Burr after a disagreement about an election that Burr had lost. He never fired his gun at Burr. There is also a timeline and glossary to help students with some of the specific vocabulary in the book.
• Identify the characteristics from the text that support the specific genre (What makes it traditional literature? What makes it historical fiction?)
This is a biography because it is written about the life of Alexander Hamilton long after he died. It outlines the important events in his life and the impact he had on the formation of the United States.
• Identify specific literary or educational concepts that could be integrated into the classroom. (eg. This book is a good text to use when teaching how to make inferences, or This books deals with bullying and would be useful when beginning a discussion about bullying in the classroom.)
This book could be used as part of a US history lesson or assignment where students need to research about Alexander Hamilton. There is also a section of vocabulary that could be useful when trying to teach about specific vocabulary related to early America.
• Provide any other suggestions that would be useful regarding literary content, reading level, and other ways in which the book might be integrated.
This book is written at a fourth grade level but has many features that could help students even older than that. This would be a great addition to a fifth grade classroom for when they are learning about US history.
This book is about the life of Alexander Hamilton. Alexander was born in the West Indies and spent most of his childhood on the island of St. Croix. The book then talks about many details of his young life before he headed to Boston to go to college. During this time, the newly formed colonies in America were having problems with Great Brittan and wanted gain their independence. The war started and Hamilton decided to join the continental army. He became a captain and was involved in many battles such as the battle of Princeton. He became friends with George Washington and wrote many letters for him. He aided the army in clearing the path to a Victory for the colonies. He then married his wife Elizabeth and had a son named Philip. He also went to law school to become a lawyer which came in handy when he attended the Constitutional Convention and was among the men who wrote the Constitution. He worked hard to make sure it was ratified by writing many letters and articles. Later he was named to George Washington’s cabinet and was the first US Secretary of the Treasury. He was also responsible for giving George Washington the idea of creating a national bank. He later resigned from being secretary of the treasury so he could have his own law practice. He did in a duel with Aaron Burr after a disagreement about an election that Burr had lost. He never fired his gun at Burr. There is also a timeline and glossary to help students with some of the specific vocabulary in the book.
• Identify the characteristics from the text that support the specific genre (What makes it traditional literature? What makes it historical fiction?)
This is a biography because it is written about the life of Alexander Hamilton long after he died. It outlines the important events in his life and the impact he had on the formation of the United States.
• Identify specific literary or educational concepts that could be integrated into the classroom. (eg. This book is a good text to use when teaching how to make inferences, or This books deals with bullying and would be useful when beginning a discussion about bullying in the classroom.)
This book could be used as part of a US history lesson or assignment where students need to research about Alexander Hamilton. There is also a section of vocabulary that could be useful when trying to teach about specific vocabulary related to early America.
• Provide any other suggestions that would be useful regarding literary content, reading level, and other ways in which the book might be integrated.
This book is written at a fourth grade level but has many features that could help students even older than that. This would be a great addition to a fifth grade classroom for when they are learning about US history.
November 11, 2016
This is a biography of Hamilton written for young people. It is informative but somewhat flawed. There is no information about what happened to Aaron Burr after the fatal duel. And a chart listing Hamilton's children indicates that their death dates are unknown, which is not true. Nearly all of the children were prominent in politics or business, and their life statistics are well known. I was disappointed, but look forward to reading Ron Chernow's lauded work.
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November 16, 2016I think that this book was alright but not the best there is or the best it could be. This book was very informational but not the best type of information for the project I was working on because it didn't really focus on his life but more of other people's view on him. It was a good book but I feel like it could have more of Hamilton's life and more info, but overall it was a pretty good book.
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September 16, 2016" i never expect perfect work from an imperfect man"
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