Lawyer’s Reviews > Alexander Hamilton > Status Update

Hamilton with Adams as President and Jefferson as Vice President. Chernow paints Adams as a buffoon. Without Washington as President, Hamilton recklessly acts as if he were without filters of good judgment. Burr dupes Hamilton and bills the City of New York for a cure of yellow fever he never produces.

It is amazing that Hamilton was the ideal autodidact, capable of mastering so many fields of endeavor. Yet he was constantly attacked by members of Congress and the Senate. His opposition to the terrors of the French Revolution was absolute, recognizing that Britain was the country was the better trading partner. Jefferson'sresignati on from the Cabinet brought relief. But Jefferson was awaiting the Presidency.

Chapter 5, Hamilton in combat. Becomes Washington's Aide-de-Campe.