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, 9781786690036, available at book. He charts his titanic feuds with jefferson, adams, madison, monroe and burr. Alexander hamilton had a way with words, as does ron chernow. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. But with alexander hamilton, pulitzer prize winner ron chernow proves hes a master of the genre. Rockefeller, were both nominated for the national book critics circle award in biography. A splendid life of an enlightened reactionary and forgotten founding father. Alexander hamilton mohawk valley library system overdrive. Ron chernow is the prizewinning author of five books and the recipient of the 2015 national humanities medal. Chernows biography gives hamilton his due and sets the record straight.
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. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read alexander hamilton. Pulitzer prizewinning author ron chernow presents a landmark biography of alexander hamilton. Alexander hamilton written by nab6215 from altoona, pa on january 6th, 2018. Ron chernow talked about his biography of former president grant, which focuses on his final years and the writing of his memoirs. Very interesting book, hard to read as i am not a native english speaker, but i. Synopsis a new york times bestseller, and the inspiration for the hit broadway musical hamilton. In the first fulllength biography of alexander hamilton in decades, ron chernow tells the riveting story of a man who overcame all odds to shape, inspire, and. Ron chernow is the pulitzer prizewinning author of washington. Alexander hamilton a new york times bestseller, and the inspiration for the hit broadway musical hamilton. 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 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. 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 s. 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 all probability, writes financial historianbiographer chernow titan, 1998, etc. Alexander hamilton by ron chernow overdrive rakuten. 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. Alexander hamilton by ron chernow audio book simply. Its rare that 800page history books are this much funleast of all biographies of dead politicians. Pulitzer prizewinning author ron chernow presents a landmark biography of alexander hamilton, the founding father who galvanized, inspired, scandalized, and shaped the newborn nation. His first book, the house of morgan, won the national book award, washington. His first book, the house of morgan, won the national book award.
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When you read ron chernows book you can feel the rhythm of the musical. According to historian joseph ellis, alexander hamilton is a robust fulllength portrait, in my view the best ever written, of the most brilliant. 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. Ron chernow is the prizewinning author of six previous books and the recipient of the 2015 national humanities medal. A life won the pulitzer prize for biography, and alexander hamiltonthe inspiration for the broadway musicalwon the george washington book prize. From the start, chernow argues that hamiltons premature death at age 49 left his record to be reinterpreted and even.
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