We’d love your help. But even though this smash hit is based on historical events, the creators got a few things wrong and took some creative liberties. He was a genuinely brilliant and astonishing man.There's no point in me pretending that I read this lengthy biography for any other reason than my current obsession with the musical There's no point in me pretending that I read this lengthy biography for any other reason than my current obsession with the musical I am not going to give you Alexander Hamilton's life story. (The more I read, the more I hated TJ, LOL.) But with its rich biographic What finally pushed me to read this book is that a Chicago Cubs player posted that it took him eighteen months butAlexander Hamilton. And I must confess again that this most excellent biography of Alexander Hamilton has only served to harden my revised opinion of Jefferson and the political Jeffersonians.As I have grown older, -I must confess.- my opinion of Thomas Jefferson has changed radically. - Gouverneur Morris"Alexander Hamilton. So many ways and Chernow masterfully reconstructs his life with anecdotes and insights gleaned from a bewildering number of sources. I had been following their discussions in the nonfiction book club, but still wasn't sure. While Alexander Hamilton had a way with words, as does Ron Chernow. A book describing Hamilton’s struggle with life, as an illegitimate child from the Caribbean who later played a vital role in establishing the United States of America, this is based on the popular Broadway musical by the name of ‘Hamilton’. Love the soundtrack and looking forward to selling a child to buy tickets to the show.Listened to the entire soundtrack- seeing the musical in March. I was sold. In an ongoing project to better educate myself about important political figures in history, I sought to return to another member of the American Founding Fathers. This is a long daunting biography, par for the course for Chernow, but all the same an absolute masterpiece. (I know that's what people call the book Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote about the musical, but seriously, this thing could stop bullets.) Nope, my review is no “Reader’s Digest” version of the book! After two months, I finished this biography at 9:38 PM tonight with tears streaming down my face, hysterically sobbing. But I didn't know Alexander Hamilton before--not in the way I do now. (Alexander Hamilton, July 1792)” He was a genuinely brilliant and astonishing man.Alexander Hamilton will make you feel bad about yourself. While that may be true, Ron Chernow effectively argues that Hamilton was a substantial, even quintessential, player in the founding and early establishment oIn an ongoing project to better educate myself about important political figures in history, I sought to return to another member of the American Founding Fathers. However, to call Alexander Hamilton a 'father' when surrounded by Washington, Franklin, and Jefferson seems slightly odd, as he was much younger than the others around the table. This generous indiscretion subjected him to censure from misrepresentation. If you are looking for that, it is this extremely thorough and well researched book you should read. I still grant him enormous credit as an architect, inventor, and prose stylist; however, I have become more and more estranged from his politics and methods. When he was about 19 years old, he had not only graduated from Columbia University, he was also George Washington's aide-de-camp.
and historical material, “Hamilton” may be especially well suited to the treatment. When he was about 19 years old, he had not only graduated from Columbia University, he was also George Washington's aide-de-camp. My name is Alexander Hamilton. But I didn't know Alexander Hamilton before--not in the way I do now. A masterful piece of work that any reader with a passion for political biography ought not to miss, Chernow educates and entertains in equal measure.So I'm sitting on a plane crying over the ending of this book.
Alexander Hamilton. So many ways and Chernow masterfully reconstructs his life with anecdotes and insights gleaned from a bewildering number of sources. After two months, I finished this biography at 9:38 PM tonight with tears streaming down my face, hysterically sobbing. Hamilton, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, was an instrumental promoter of the U.S. Constitution, founder of the nation's financial system, and its first Secretary of the Treasury. No lie, reading this book is a major undertaking. The Author is able to truly show the brilliance and importance of Hamilton's contribution to our government.I don't know that I have ever read a single book that so changed my perception of history. I am now prepared to see the Hamilton musical.