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From national book award winner ron chernow, a landmark biography of alexander hamilton, the founding father who galvanized, inspired, scandalized, and shaped the newborn nation. He charts his titanic feuds with jefferson, adams, madison, monroe and burr. Ron chernow is the prizewinning author of five books and the recipient of the 2015 national humanities medal. The inspiration for the hit broadway musical hamilton in the first fulllength biography of alexander hamilton in decades, national book award winner ron chernow tells the riveting story of a man who overcame all odds to shape, inspire, and scandalize the newborn america. His two most recent books, alexander hamilton and titan. The inspiration for the hit broadway musical hamilton. Pulitzer prizewinning author ron chernow presents a landmark biography of alexander hamilton, the founding father who galvanized, inspired, scandalized, and shaped the newborn nation. While hamilton is a brick of a book, it was an interesting, thorough look at the life of a founding father. Alexander hamilton by ron chernow is a masterpiece which has engaged me, shocked me and even brought me to tears. Ron chernow is the pulitzer prizewinning author of washington.

In the first fulllength biography of alexander hamilton in decades, national book award winner ron chernow tells the riveting story of a man who overcame all odds to shape. Alexander hamilton by ron chernow overdrive rakuten. According to historian joseph ellis, alexander hamilton is a robust fulllength portrait, in my view the best ever written, of the most brilliant, charismatic and. In the first fulllength biography of alexander hamilton in decades, ron. Alexander hamilton by ron chernow audio book simply. In 2004 ron chernow, a journalist and biographer specialising in financial history, first published this book, a mammoth work of research that charted the course of hamiltons dazzling career. Very interesting book, hard to read as i am not a native english speaker, but i. A splendid life of an enlightened reactionary and forgotten founding father. Rockefeller, were both nominated for the national book critics circle award in biography.

This is the abridged version of the biography that inspired linmanuel miranda. The life of alexander hamilton is without doubt worth reading about and in my opinion you would be hard pressed to find a better written, more comprehensive book. Alexander hamilton written by nab6215 from altoona, pa on january 6th, 2018. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the us or from the uk, depending on stock availability.

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Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The whole life and times are here in a genuinely great book. Alexander hamilton had a way with words, as does ron chernow. But with alexander hamilton, pulitzer prize winner ron chernow proves hes a master of the genre. Ron chernow, the renowned author of titan whom the new york times has calledas elegant an architect of monumental histories as weve seen in decades, vividly recreates the whole sweep of alexander hamiltons turbulent lifehis exotic, brutal upbringing. Morgan, the historian pulls you into the life story of the most federally minded founding father. Ron chernow, the renowned author of titanwhom the new york timeshas called as elegant an architect of monumental histories as weve seen in decades, vividly recreates the whole sweep of alexander hamiltons turbulent lifehis exotic, brutal upbringing.

Ron chernow talked about his biography of former president grant, which focuses on his final years and the writing of his memoirs. Alexander hamilton by ron chernow, 9781786690036, available at book. Ron chernow, the renowned author of titan whom the new york times has called as elegant an architect of monumental histories as we ve seen in decades, vividly recreates the whole sweep of alexander hamilton s turbulent life his exotic, brutal upbringing. In all probability, writes financial historianbiographer chernow titan, 1998, etc. Alexander hamilton mohawk valley library system overdrive. In the first fulllength biography of alexander hamilton in decades, national book award winner ron chernow tells the riveting story of a man who overcame all odds to shape, inspire, and scandalize the newborn america. From the start, chernow argues that hamiltons premature death at age 49 left his record to be reinterpreted and even. His first book, the house of morgan, won the national book award.

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