Alexander Hamilton: A Life
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“Hamilton’s turbulent life, the dramatic birth of a nation, all against the richly evoked gritty background of the 18th century--Randall’s book is propelled with the page-turning intensity of an epic novel.” — Ronald Blumer, Peabody Award-winning writer
A new reissue of this important biography of Alexander Hamilton—arguably one of the most brilliant and complex of our nation’s founders.
From his less than auspicious start in 1755 on the Caribbean island of Nevis, to his unhappy fate in 1804 in Weehawken, New Jersey, at the hands of his enemy Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton’s short life left a huge legacy.
Orphaned at eleven and apprenticed to a counting house, Hamilton learned the principles of business that helped him, as the first Secretary of the Treasury, create the American banking system and invent the modern corporation. He served in the American Revolution, primarily as aide-de-camp to General Washington, and subsequently developed a successful legal career, co-wrote The Federalist Papers, and built a life in politics. Told in a highly readable style, Alexander Hamilton presents Hamilton’s contributions to America, and what they mean today.
Willard Sterne Randall
Willard Sterne Randall is the prize-winning author of thirteen books, including Ethan Allen: His Life and Times; A Little Revenge: Benjamin Franklin at War with His Son; Thomas Jefferson: A Life; George Washington: A Life; and Benedict Arnold: Patriot and Traitor. A finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, he is a professor of history at Champlain College and lives in Burlington, Vermont.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5After learning that Alexander Hamilton was going to be replaced by a woman on the $10 bill, I picked this book up to learn more about just who were were replacing. Coming from almost complete ignorance, I found this book to be surprisingly fascinating and engaging as the author dug in deep to who exactly Hamilton was. We discover the foundations of likely thought process and yet aren't shielded from his weaknesses, mainly concerning women and his multiple affairs. Born as a bastard on a Caribbean island, through hard work and excelling in what he did, he slowly found himself moving to America to study with the help of his sponsors where he became caught up with the founding of this country. Though I don't want to go into too many details, Hamilton was certainly an extraordinary person who helped shape this country and save it from falling apart at its founding. Whoever is chosen to replace him on the $10 certainly have enormous shoes to fill.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Some good information in it I had not seen elsewhere but the last paragraph is slanderous and without merit. Hamilton brought the dueling pistols and Burr could not have been aware of the hair trigger, which would have been considered illegal in a duel. Only Hamilton would have know of the trigger.