Alexander Hamilton, by Charles Conant

If you know little to nothing about Alexander Hamilton and his achievements as one of the American Founding Fathers and want to get a general introduction about him, you can't go wrong with this book.  It gives a good biographical overview, from his early life in the West Indies, education at Columbia University (then King's College of New York), growing involvement in the American independence movement and military service, to his service as Washington's secretary of the Treasury, disagreements with Thomas Jefferson's views and death in a duel with Aaron Burr.  Some chapters are dedicated to particular achievements, such as his contributions to the Federalist Papers, participation in the writing of the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution, his role in establishing the Bank of the United States and Congress's power to fund the national debt incurred during the war.

It's not a very long book but it is packed with information and is clearly and concisely written.  

I listened to the <A HREF="https://librivox.org/alexander-hamilton-by-charles-a-conant/">LibriVox audiobook</A> version of this title rather than reading the edition pictured on this page.