Hamilton, Alexander. 1790a. The Papers of Alexander Hamilton ... An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. New York: The Modern Library, 1937. Smith, Merritt Roe. 1977. Harpers ...

He died in a tragic duel with his political rival, Aaron Burr. Alexander Hamilton was born on January 11, 1757, in Nevis, British West Indies. His father, James Hamilton, was a Scottish trader.

That document, and the new government that emerged from it, would in large part owe their very survival to Alexander Hamilton. Hamilton, who served as one of three New York delegates to the ...

Facing $80 million in debt as Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton got creative In September 1789, President George Washington assigned Alexander Hamilton the task of solving the ...