02040cam a2200313 i 4500 296137460 TxAuBib 20170519120000.0 161209s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2016046103 9781419725784 1419725785 DLC eng rda DLC IMmBT NjBwBT TxAuBib rda Kanefield, Teri, 1960- Alexander Hamilton [BOOK] : the making of America / Teri Kanefield. New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2017. 203 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-199) and index. "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. His vision put him at odds with Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr, and others; they envisioned a pastoral America of small towns, where governments were local, states controlled their own destiny, and the federal government remained small and weak. Hamilton died in a duel, defending his ideas and his honor. 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"-- Provided by publisher. 1170L Lexile. 20170519. Hamilton, Alexander 1757-1804 Juvenile literature. Statesmen United States Biography Juvenile literature. United States Politics and government 1783-1809 Juvenile literature. Biographies.