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.

By 1768, Dad Hamilton abandoned his family, Mom Hamilton died of fever, and young Alexander was a Caribbean orphan. Maybe the ...

Alexander Hamilton is born on the British island of Nevis in the West Indies, the second of two boys. His father James is a Scottish trader of noble ancestry. His mother Rachel Faucett ...

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Thomas Jefferson (seated left), Alexander Hamilton (standing) and George Washington (seated right). Each political party had put up two candidates, one that they intended to be president and the ...

Alexander Hamilton was a pretty busy guy. Heck, the whole song "Non-Stop" in Lin-Manuel Miranda's smash Broadway hit "Hamilton" is dedicated to the man's meteoric rise from orphaned Nevis ...

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A hybrid of theater numbers with hip-hop and jazz textures tells the story of Alexander Hamilton, a revolutionary who helped lead the charge toward founding the United States of America.

HAMILTON is the epic saga that follows the rise of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton as he fights for honor, love, and a legacy that would shape the course of a nation. Based on Ron Chernow's ...

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