Alexander Hamilton

by Ron Chernow

Book Overview

The #1 New York Times bestseller, and the inspiration for the hit Broadway musical Hamilton!

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Chernow presents a landmark biography of Alexander Hamilton, the Founding Father who galvanized, inspired, scandalized, and shaped the newborn nation.

"Grand-scale biography at its best--thorough, insightful, consistently fair, and superbly written . . . A genuinely great book." --David...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594200092
• ISBN13: 9781594200090
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Penguin Press
• Length: 832 Pages
• Weight: 2.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 6.6" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Read while listening to the OBCR

I actually read this book before seeing the Broadway musical. Then I listened to the soundtrack. The first chapter lines up with the first song in the musical. It made me appreciate what information Lin included in the musical. The book is meticulously researched. It made me want to read more books by Ron.

In depth study of one of the founders

Chernow is one of the top biographers going today. This book does not disappoint and Chernow leaves no stone unturned in trying to show us the man Alexander Hamilton was. You would be hard pressed to find a better biography of Hamilton.