Alexander Hamilton (Book, 2016) [Texas Group Catalog]
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Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton

Author: Ron Chernow
Publisher: London : Head of Zeus, 2016.
Edition/Format:   Print book : Biography : EnglishView all editions and formats
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The riveting life of Alexander Hamilton, an illegitimate, largely 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 have been more hotly debated than Alexander Hamilton. In this work, it shows how the political and economic greatness of America today is the result of  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Biography
Biographies
History
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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The life of one of America's founding fathers, Alexander Hamilton.  Read more...
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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 Read more...

 

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