Alexander Hamilton

Reynolds Pamphlet

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Embroiled in a political scandal involving misused funds intended as back pay for Revolutionary War veterans, Alexander Hamilton was forced to save his political career by confessing to a year-long affair with Maria Reynolds, a young married woman from Philadelphia. The Reynolds Pamphlet is an essay by Alexander Hamilton.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Mint Editions
• Seitenzahl: 34
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Mai 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798888971444
• Artikelnr.: 68585952

Autorenporträt

Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804) was an American statesman, legal scholar, military leader, lawyer, and economist. After serving as a senior aide to General George Washington during the American Revolutionary War, Hamilton practiced law and founded the Bank of New York. As the need to replace the confederal government became apparent, Hamilton advocated for a Constitutional Convention to be held in Philadelphia. Following the convention, Hamilton wrote 51 of the 85 Federalist Papers, essays and articles intended to promote the ratification of the new Constitution. He then served as head of the Treasury Department under President Washington, later campaigning for Thomas Jefferson's presidential nomination. In 1804, following a dispute, Hamilton was killed in a duel by politician and lawyer Aaron Burr.