Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
The #1 New York Times bestseller, and the inspiration for the hit Broadway musical Hamilton! Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Chernow presents a landmark biography of Alexander Hamilton, the Founding Father who galvanized, inspired, scandalized, and shaped the newborn nation." Grand-scale biography at its bestthorough, insightful, consistently fair, and superbly written A genuinely great book." David McCulloughA robust full-length portrait, in my view the best ever written, of the most brilliant, charismatic and dangerous founder of them all." Joseph EllisFew figures in American history have been more hotly debated or more grossly misunderstood than Alexander Hamilton. Chernow's biography gives Hamilton his due and sets the record straight, deftly illustrating that the political and economic greatness of today's America is the result of Hamilton's countless sacrifices to champion ideas that were often wildly disputed during his time.
- Author- Ron Chernow
- Publisher- Penguin Publishing Group
- Publication Date- 03-29-2005
- Page Count- 832
- Hardcover
- Adult
- U.S. History
- Dimension- 9.1 H x 6 W x 1.8 D
- ISBN-13- 9780143034759
Web ID: 14388827
Comprehensive View of Seminal Founding Father
Paradoxically inspired by the musical, I thought it would be fun and informative to delve into the full factual history of this seminal founding father. This is a very dense book, which speaks to the excellent scholarship behind the writing. I did wonder, at times, if perhaps a bit less detail would've allowed for a better flow to the reading, though that is my sole, and minor, criticism. Hamilton's accomplishments have been essential to the evolution of our nation and economy, and are even more impressive given his origin story and the challenges he faced over the course of his career. It's interesting also to get glimpses of the other founding fathers (Jefferson comes off as a bit of a tool, IMHO, which I found a bit surprising). Chernow is fair in assessing Hamilton's shortcomings as well, resulting a comprehensive sense of the man and how he came to be central to the history of these United States.
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As great as its reputation
As great as its reputation. Deserves all the praise it received
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