The Rise and Fall of Alexander Hamilton

by Ian Finseth

Table of Contents

Introduction

• Gone But Forgotten

Hamilton's Background

• Caribbean Son
• Revolutionary Soldier

Political Battles

• Constitutional Reformer
• Federalist
• Secretary of the Treasury
• The Republican Assault
• The Duel with Burr

An Image Through Time

• The Jefferson and Jackson Years
• The Civil War and Gilded Age
• The Great Depression
• The Modern Era

Conclusion

• The Lonely Founding Father