From the Revolutionary War, to Secretary of Treasury, to a duel with the Vice President...

"Rediscovering Alexander Hamilton" focuses on Hamilton's character --his strengths and weaknesse -- and what made him a great man. The film examines the six primary themes of Hamilton's life -- origins, war, law, finance, politics and death. Traditional documentary techniques are combined with Richard Brookhiser's exploration of Hamilton's legacy and life in contemporary America. In the 1780's and 90's, Hamilton pushed for a series of reforms that made the United States a legally and financially adult nation. We live in the still unfolding two-century-long boom that he began. Hamilton's life was colorful and dramatic. Beginning life as an illegitimate immigrant from the West Indies, Hamilton was a self-made man. His life ended in the most famous duel in American history...8pm