Hamilton's America

Being an immigrant was a part of Alexander Hamilton's identity that he carried with him for his entire life. Watch the first video in the five-part Hamilton in :60 series to learn more.

Alexander Hamilton served as George Washington's assistant during the Revolutionary War. Hamilton was unfulfilled in this role and requested a field position. Washington granted his request for the 1781 Battle of Yorktown.

Oskar Eustis, the Artistic Director at the Public Theater, compares Lin-Manuel Miranda to Shakespeare. Watch Hamilton's America: A Documentary Film Friday, October 21 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) or steam it online at pbs.org/hamilton.

In 1783, Alexander Hamilton retired from the military and began his life as a politician. Hamilton contributed 51 of the 85 Federalist Papers, essays that are still used to interpret the U.S Constitution.

Alexander Hamilton was shot and killed in a duel with Aaron Burr in 1804. From monuments and historic sites, to our currency and banking system, Hamilton's legacy lives on many forms. Thanks to Lin-Manuel Miranda's hit musical, Hamilton, this founding father has once again taken center stage.

Phillipa Soo, who plays Eliza Schuyler in Hamilton, discusses her character in this clip from Hamilton’s America - the documentary film that brings history to vivid life through the lens of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s pop culture Broadway phenomenon Hamilton.

Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator of Hamilton, wrote part of the musical from a historical site: Aaron Burr's bedroom. Hamilton’s America is a documentary film that brings history to vivid life through the lens of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s pop culture Broadway phenomenon Hamilton.

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr., and two former U.S. Secretaries of the Treasury discuss Alexander Hamilton's famous financial deal in this clip from Hamilton’s America. This documentary film brings history to vivid life through the lens of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s pop culture Broadway phenomenon Hamilton.

Christopher Jackson, who plays George Washington in Hamilton, discusses his character in this clip from Hamilton’s America - the documentary film that brings history to vivid life through the lens of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s pop culture Broadway phenomenon Hamilton.