简介：Oneofthemostcontroversialmenofhisage,AlexanderHamiltonwasagiftedstatesmanbroughtdownbythefatalflawsofstubbornness,extremecandor,andarrogance.Hislifeandcareerweremarkedbyastunningrisetopower,scandal,andtragedy.HehadoneofthemostnotoriousloveaffairsofanypublicfigureinAmericanhistory,andmethisdeathinastartlingactofpoliticalviolence--thefamousduelwithAaronBurr.Buthiscontributionsasastatesmansurvive.AsfirstSecretaryoftheTreasuryduringthetumultuousearlyyearsoftherepublic,Hamiltonledthetransformationoftheyoungcountryintoacommercialandindustrialpowerhouse.Hewastheonefounderwhohadavision,notofwhatAmericawas,butofwhatitcouldbecome.Thistwo-hourAMERICANEXPERIENCEtellsthestoryoftheunderappreciatedgeniuswholaidthegroundworkforthenation'smoderneconomy-includingthebankingsystem,WallStreet,andan"opportunitysociety"inwhichtalentandhardwork,notbirth,determinedsuccess.…