Alexander Hamilton - The Making of America #1

Informationen zum Autor Teri Kanefield is a lawyer and writer. Her books for children have won numerous awards and distinctions, including the Jane Addams Peace Award in the Older Readers category. She lives with her family in San Francisco, California. Klappentext "The America that Alexander Hamilton knew was largely agricultural and built on slave labor. In contrast, he envisioned something different: along with agriculture and small towns, he imagined a multiracial, urbanized, capitalistic America with a strong central government. A poor immigrant, Hamilton believed that such an America would be a land of opportunity for newcomers ... Because of the systems Hamilton set up and the ideas he left, his vision won out. Here is the story that epitomizes the American dream--a poor immigrant who made good in America"-- Zusammenfassung From award-winning author Teri Kanefield comes the fascinating story of one of America's most beloved Founding Fathers: Alexander Hamilton

Product details

• Authors: Teri Kanefield
• Publisher: Abrams
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 10 to 14
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2017
• EAN: 9781419725784
• ISBN: 978-1-4197-2578-4
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; USA, History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / General, People & places (Children's / Teenage), 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United States of America, USA, Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, C 1700 To C 1800, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Places / United States