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Alexander Hamilton: The Man Who Made Modern America

December 18, 2008 - February 13, 2009
“Alexander Hamilton: The Man Who Made Modern America” recounts Hamilton’s meteoric rise from an orphaned, 15-year-old immigrant to George Washington’s aide and a pivotal figure in founding of the country. Hamilton foresaw the complex modern society the U.S. would become a driving force in creating the financial, political and legal systems that have shaped the nation for more than 200 years.

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Learn More About Alexander Hamilton

ALexander Hamilton KitsThere are six Alexander Hamilton kits for teachers and others to check out.  The kit includes: the exhibition gallery guide, a short biography, "Alexander Hamilton, American," by Richard Brookhiser, a time line of Hamilton's Life, two DVDs and more.  

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Scavenger Hunt

Learn more about Alexander Hamilton during your library visit, download and hunt down the questions to our Hamilton Scavenger Hunt. Groups of fifteen or more, please contact Miriam Lytle at 847-608-5027 or

“Alexander Hamilton: The Man Who Made Modern America” is a national traveling exhibition organized by the New-York Historical Society, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, and the American Library Association. The traveling exhibition has been made possible in part through a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, dedicated to expanding American understanding of human experience and cultural heritage.

The traveling exhibition is based on the New-York Historical Society’s exhibition commemorating the 200th anniversary of Hamilton’s death as well as the 200th anniversary of the founding of the Society in 1804.

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