Alexander Hamilton: Documents Decoded
byChristina G. Villegas, PhD, is assistant professor of political science at California State University, San Bernardino.
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An indispensable resource for all readers, this book summarizes the founding of America alongside the personal and public life of one of America's most influential Founders through a comprehensive investigation of Hamilton's extensive writings.
• Offers insight into both the public and private life of Alexander Hamilton, one of America's most significant historical figures and an American icon• Allows students to better grasp the seminal events of the founding of America through the writings of one of the leading Founders
• Encourages thoughtful examination of primary source documents on the early years of the American republic
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Alexander Hamilton: Documents Decoded
Author(s): Villegas, Christina;Contributors: Villegas, Christina;Abstract:An indispensable resource for all readers, this book summarizes the founding of America alongside the personal and public life of one of America's most influential Founders through a comprehensive investigation of Hamilton's extensive writings.
• Offers insight into both the public and private life of Alexander Hamilton, one of America's most significant historical figures and an American icon• Allows students to better grasp the seminal events of the founding of America through the writings of one of the leading Founders
• Encourages thoughtful examination of primary source documents on the early years of the American republic
SortTitle: alexander hamilton: documents decodedAuthor Info:Christina G. VillegasauthorChristina G. Villegas, PhD, is assistant professor of political science at California State University, San Bernardino.
eISBN-13: 9781440857645Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440857645.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440857638Imprint: ABC-CLIOPages: 280Publication Date: 20180510Series: Documents Decoded- Cover Cover11
- Half Title i2
- Title iii4
- Copyright iv5
- Contents v6
- Introduction 110
- Section I Early Life 1726
- Section II Pre-Revolution 2938
- Section III During the War 5160
- Letter to the New York Congress on Merit-Based Promotions (August 12, 1776) 5362
- Letter to the New York Congress on Leaving the Artillery (March 6, 1777) 5564
- Letter to George Clinton on the Failures of Congress (February 13, 1778) 5766
- Letter to John Jay on Slaves as Soldiers (March 14, 1779) 6170
- Letter to James Duane on the Defects of the Confederation (September 3, 1780) 6473
- Letter to George Washington Requesting Field Command (November 22, 1780) 7281
- Letter to John Laurens on Service in Congress (August 15, 1782) 7483
- Section IV Family Life 7786
- Letter to Margarita Schuyler on Courtship with Elizabeth (February 1780) 7988
- Letter to Elizabeth Schuyler on Being a Poor Man’s Wife (August 1780) 8190
- Letter to James Hamilton Regarding Their Father (June 22, 1785) 8493
- Letter to Elizabeth Hamilton on Being Away (September 8, 1786) 8695
- Letter to Angelica Schuyler Church on Her Departure (November 8, 1789) 8897
- Letter to Philip Hamilton on Being at School (December 5, 1791) 91100
- Letter to William Hamilton on Relations in Scotland (May 2, 1797) 93102
- Section V Legal Practice 97106
- Section VI Creating and Defending the Constitution 129138
- Address to the Annapolis Convention (September 14, 1786) 131140
- Speech in the Constitutional Convention on a Plan of Government (June 18, 1787) 136145
- Letter to George Washington on the Constitutional Convention (July 3, 1787) 142151
- The Federalist (1787–1788) 145154
- Letter to George Washington on the Office of the President (September 1788) 174183
- Section VII Secretary of the Treasury 177186
- Section VIII The Rise and Fall of the Federalists 207216
- Letter to Edward Carrington on Political Adversaries (May 26, 1792) 209218
- Pacificus No. I on Neutrality (June 29, 1793) 217226
- Tully No. II on the Whiskey Rebellion (August 26, 1794) 225234
- Letter Concerning the Public Conduct and Character of John Adams (October 24, 1800) 229238
- Letter to James A. Bayard Favoring Jefferson over Burr (January 16, 1801) 235244
- Section IX The Nation’s First Sex Scandal 239248
- Section X Death 253262
- Timeline of Events 263272
- Further Reading 267276
- Index 269278