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Alexander Hamilton

By: Ron Chernow
Narrated by: Scott Brick
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Bloomsbury presents Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow, read by Scott Brick.

You've seen the show, you've sung the songs, now read the full story of America's most misunderstood founding father.
'I was swept up by the story. I thought it 'out-Dickens' Dickens in the unlikeliness of this man's rise from his humble beginnings in Nevis in the Caribbean, to changing, helping shape our young nation. And it's uniquely an immigrant story and it's uniquely a story about writers... It's an amazing biography' LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA

Alexander Hamilton was an illegitimate self-taught orphan from the Caribbean who overcame all the odds to become George Washington's aide-de-camp and the first Treasury Secretary of the United States.

Few figures in American history are more controversial than Alexander Hamilton. In this masterful work, Chernow shows how the political and economic power of America today is the result of Hamilton's willingness to champion ideas that were often wildly disputed during his time. He charts his titanic feuds with Jefferson, Adams, Madison, Monroe and Burr; his highly public affair with Maria Reynolds; his loving marriage to his loyal wife Eliza; and the notorious duel with Aaron Burr that led to his death in July 1804.©2017 Head of Zeus (P)2004 Penguin Random House LLC Americas Historical Military & War Politicians Politics & Activism Presidents & Heads of State American History War of 1812 Marriage Latin America Taxation Law US Constitution Founding Fathers Boston
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Critic Reviews

A mammoth work of research that charted the course of Hamilton's dazzling career and the dark controversies that accompanied it
A magnificent biography
An elegantly written, richly detailed account of Hamilton's tempestuous life
Nobody has captured Hamilton better than Chernow
Chernow charts his way through Hamilton's hectic life, and the tumultuous times in which he lived, with aplomb
That biography is incredible. It out-Dickenses Charles Dickens (Lin-Manuel Miranda)
A brilliant recreation of the society and culture of the time: thoughtful and playful, moving and powerful (Michael Gove)
All stars
Most relevant
it was long but very informative on the American history at the time of Alexander Hamilton. Freat read for this non American.

Brilliant

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A big book but if you watched the play and are intrigued to find out more then you can't go pass this book. I feel like it's the most comprehensive biography of Hamiltons life. You can't help but be immersed in his world because the author writes with such thoroughness and description, you almost think he was there at the time and that he was able to report back on his account. Of course, this has more to do with how well he researched the book. Top stars. Recommend to anyone who wants a detail account of Hamiltons life. The play is also based on this book.

Exceptional storytelling, vivid in its details

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brilliant biography of a brilliant man. I didn't know much about Hamilton before reading this book, but thanks to Chernow's great work, I grew fond of the great Alexander Hamilton.

Brilliant biography of a brilliant man

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Wonderful story - insightful and well told - opened a new door into American history - look into Chernows catalogue

Perfect

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Embarrassed to say I came to this as I bought tickets to the musical, and knowing little about American history, thought I should learn enough to understand the plot.
It is a fabulous listen, and offers amazingly relevant context to the political environment in 2023 USA.

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