Alexander Hamilton is a 2004 biography of Alexander Hamilton, written by Ron Chernow. Beginning with Hamilton's birth in the Caribbean, the book traces Hamilton's story from his childhood, to his early years in America, to his rise as one of the most admired-and reviled-politicians and statesmen that the country would ever see. The popular music Hamilton is based on the story told in Chernow's book, and shows the development of both America, and one...