Alexander Hamilton (Book, 2017) [Texas Group Catalog]
skip to content
Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton

Author: Ron Chernow
Publisher: London : Head of Zeus, 2017.
Edition/Format:   Print book : Biography : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:
Alexander Hamilton was 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 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  Read more...
Getting this item's online copy... Getting this item's online copy...

Find a copy in the library

Getting this item's location and availability... Getting this item's location and availability...
Find it in libraries

&AllPage.SpinnerRetrieving; Finding libraries that hold this item...

Details

Genre/Form: collective biographies
Biographies
Biography
Named Person: Alexander Hamilton; Alexander Hamilton
Material Type: Biography
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Ron Chernow
ISBN: 9781786690036 1786690039
OCLC Number: 967192192
Notes: Originally published by The Penguin Press in 2004.
Description: 818 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm
Responsibility: Ron Chernow.

Abstract:

The bestselling life of one of America's founding fathers, Alexander Hamilton, which became the basis for the hugely successful Broadway show Hamilton.  Read more...
Retrieving notes about this item Retrieving notes about this item

Reviews

Editorial reviews

Publisher Synopsis

'A brilliant recreation of the society and culture of the time: thoughtful and playful, moving and powerful' Michael Gove. 'A mammoth work of research that charted the course of Hamilton's dazzling Read more...

 

Confirm this request

You may have already requested this item. Please select Ok if you would like to proceed with this request anyway.

Close Window

Please sign in to WorldCat 

Don't have an account? You can easily create a free account.