Alexander Hamilton, American (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Richard Brookhiser
- First Published: 1999
- Type of Work: Biography
- Time of Work: Approximately 1757-1804
- Setting: Colonial America and the Early Republic
- Principal Characters: Alexander Hamilton, Rachel Faucett, John Hamilton, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: United States or Americans, American Revolution, Eighteenth century, Economics, Politicians, Duels or dueling
- Locales: American colonies
In Alexander Hamilton, American, Richard Brookhiser presents a thought-provoking portrait of one of the United States’ less celebrated Founding Fathers. While Hamilton’s importance is no secret to historians, political scientists, and constitutional scholars, his place in the popular mind stands well behind figures such as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and even James Madison. Brookhiser’s book does not present a comprehensive or groundbreaking biography of Hamilton, but it does present readers with a compelling introduction to the man, his ideas,...
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