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Alexander Hamilton: The Biography
University Press returns with another short and captivating portrait of one of history’s most compelling figures, Alexander Hamilton.
Alexander Hamilton was an orphan from a remote island in the Caribbean. Yet he went on to become one of the elite Founding Fathers of the United States, and, as America’s first Treasury Secretary, the founder of the nation’s financial system.
A man of honor, conviction, and genius, Alexander was still not immune to scandal and conflict. His extra-marital affair deeply hurt his beloved wife and brought him ridicule from his political opponents. And his dispute with Vice President Aaron Burr resulted in their famous duel – and in Hamilton’s violent and premature death.
This short book tells the intensely human story of a man who changed the world in a way that no one else could.
Alexander Hamilton was an orphan from a remote island in the Caribbean. Yet he went on to become one of the elite Founding Fathers of the United States, and, as America’s first Treasury Secretary, the founder of the nation’s financial system.
A man of honor, conviction, and genius, Alexander was still not immune to scandal and conflict. His extra-marital affair deeply hurt his beloved wife and brought him ridicule from his political opponents. And his dispute with Vice President Aaron Burr resulted in their famous duel – and in Hamilton’s violent and premature death.
This short book tells the intensely human story of a man who changed the world in a way that no one else could.
41 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 26, 2019
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June 23, 2020
Short & lacking.
This book only touched the basic. Missing personal endeavors, struggles and family info regarding marriage & descendants. Initiating of parties could have more in depth.
This book only touched the basic. Missing personal endeavors, struggles and family info regarding marriage & descendants. Initiating of parties could have more in depth.
July 5, 2020
Watched Hamilton on Disney+. Just had to learn more about Alexander Hamilton. This was a good, concise book about him. Just wish I had read it before watching the show. Well written & gave the highlights of the life of this great man.
September 30, 2020
Great history that reads like a novel
This book gives good insight to the development of our country and the founding fathers. It also covers the beginning of our political parties.
This book gives good insight to the development of our country and the founding fathers. It also covers the beginning of our political parties.
July 11, 2020
Cliff notes
30 minutes after opening it was completed. Bare bones biography. Will look for another book to flesh out the details.
30 minutes after opening it was completed. Bare bones biography. Will look for another book to flesh out the details.
October 20, 2017
Good for kids -- short with lots of facts and dates about Hamilton's life, but don't bother if you are a serious history buff, it will disappoint. Very little about who he was as a person and the times he lived in.
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