Historical information

Biography of Alexander Hamilton (1755/57-1804). Hamilton was of the Federalist Party and the New York delegate to the 1787 Constitutional Convention; he was author of Federalist papers and first secretary of the treasury of the US. Hamilton was killed in a duel.

Significance

Politics and history - United States of America. Biographical interest.

Physical description

Book; 474 pages.

Cover: blue background; blue and gold decorative patterning; gold lettering; author's name and title.

Inscriptions & markings

Purple stamp: "The Book Depot, Castlereagh Street, Sydney".