Alexander Hamilton - Ron Chernow
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The personal life of Alexander Hamilton, an illegitimate, largely self-taught orphan from the Caribbean who rose to become George Washington's aide-de-camp and the first Treasury Secretary of the United States, is captured in a definitive biography by the National Book Award-winning author of The House of Morgan.
RON CHERNOW, whom The New York Times has called "as elegant an architect of monumental histories as we've seen in decades," vividly re-creates the whike sweep of Alexander Hamilton's turbulent life - his exotic, brutal upbringing; his titanic feuds with celebrated rivals; his pivotal role in defining the shape of the federal government; his shocking illicit romancees; his enlighted abolitionism; and his famous death in a duel with Aaron Burr in July 1804. Drawing upon extensive, unparalleled research - including nearly fifty previously undiscovered essays highlighting Hamilton's fiery journalism as well as his revealing missives to colleagues and friends - this biography of the extraordinarily gifted ...
RON CHERNOW, whom The New York Times has called "as elegant an architect of monumental histories as we've seen in decades," vividly re-creates the whike sweep of Alexander Hamilton's turbulent life - his exotic, brutal upbringing; his titanic feuds with celebrated rivals; his pivotal role in defining the shape of the federal government; his shocking illicit romancees; his enlighted abolitionism; and his famous death in a duel with Aaron Burr in July 1804. Drawing upon extensive, unparalleled research - including nearly fifty previously undiscovered essays highlighting Hamilton's fiery journalism as well as his revealing missives to colleagues and friends - this biography of the extraordinarily gifted ...
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