Alexander Hamilton
By Charles A. Conant
Contents
I-Youth and Early Services
II-The Fight for the Constitution
III-Establishing the Public Credit
IV-Congress sustains Hamilton
V-Strengthening the Bonds of Union
VI-Foreign Affairs and Neutrality
VII-Hamilton as a Party Leader
VIII-Hamilton's Death and Character
Excerpt from Chapter I
The life of Alexander Hamilton is an essential chapter in the story of the formation of the American union. Hamilton's work was of that constructive sort which is vital for laying the foundations...