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Genre/Form: | collective biographies Biographies History Biography |
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Named Person: | Alexander Hamilton; Alexander Hamilton |
Material Type: | Biography |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: | Ron Chernow |
ISBN: | 9781800244399 1800244398 |
OCLC Number: | 1262385756 |
Awards: | 2005 George Washington Book Prize |
Description: | 818 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. |
Responsibility: | Ron Chernow. |
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Publisher Synopsis
A mammoth work of research that charted the course of Hamilton's dazzling career and the dark controversies that accompanied it * Guardian * A magnificent biography * Spectator * An elegantly written, richly detailed account of Hamilton's tempestuous life * The Times * Nobody has captured Hamilton better than Chernow * New York Times Book Review * Chernow charts his way through Hamilton's hectic life, and the tumultuous times in which he lived, with aplomb * Military History Monthly * 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 Read more...