![]() He was an inspiring and talented soldier and in peacetime instrumental in shaping the financial system of the fledgling country. The fact that Hamilton's life can fill 36 hours of engaging and interesting description testifies to what an important figure he was in the birth and establishment of the United States of America. God only knows how Manuel Lin Miranda thought that this book would make a great musical but I'm glad that he did, or I would have never heard of Hamilton and the impact that he made on the world. ![]() Hamilton is a brilliant if flawed subject of a book. Some of The Federalist/Republican party civil war is a little dry but its a testament to Chernow's skill as a writer (and Scott Brick's fabulous narration!) that eventually I got the gist of what was going on. From Hamilton's boyhood in the West Indies, through the events of the revolutionary war, to the politics of the early republic and finally to a New Jersey duelling ground, the book moves at a fair clip. I'm so glad that I did, Ron Chernow tells a superb tale. I only had to hear the title song (which strangely reveals the whole plot), to want to know more about this pivotal figure of the American Revoution. ![]() Like most people in the UK I'd never heard of Alexander Hamilton until the musical of his life began wowing audiences in the US. ![]() ![]() Alexander Hamilton, his name is Alexander Hamilton ![]()
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