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Genre/Form: | Biography Biographies History |
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Additional Physical Format: | Ebook version : |
Named Person: | Alexander Hamilton; Alexander Hamilton |
Material Type: | Biography |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: | Ron Chernow |
ISBN: | 9781786690029 1786690020 |
OCLC Number: | 950476274 |
Description: | 1 volume : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm |
Responsibility: | Ron Chernow. |
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'This handsome new edition [is] an elegantly written, richly detailed account of Hamilton's tempestuous life' The Times. 'This acclaimed biography which inspired an award-winning musical, salvages the reputation of a Founding Father of the US ... a mammoth work of research that charted the course of Hamilton's dazzling career and the dark controversies that accompanied it' Guardian. 'Chernow's magnificent biography of Hamilton is out now ... and has gained fame for inspiring a musical' The Spectator. 'Gripping history, now turned into a hip-hop musical' Michael Gove in The Times: 'Our favourite reads of 2016'. 'Impressively thorough, superbly written and carefully researched' Wall Street Journal. 'A must-read. Ron Chernow’s masterpiece' USA Today. 'By far the best of the many lives of Hamilton now in print, and a model of the biographer's art' Kirkus. '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. Read more...