Odd Destiny (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Milton Lomask
- First Published: 1969
- Time of Work: 1755–1804
- Setting: Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and the Caribbean islands of Nevis and St. Croix
- Principal Characters: Alexander Hamilton, Nicholas Cruger, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, James Madison, John Adams, Aaron Burr
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: Ideology, Politics, Authors or writers, American Revolution, Adultery, Politicians, Lawyers, Ambition, Government, Military life or service, Biography, Duels or dueling
- Locales: Caribbean, United States, American colonies
Form and Content
Milton Lomask’s Odd Destiny: A Life of Alexander Hamilton is written in a third-person narrative form. Periodically, the story pauses to introduce necessary historical background, to explain Hamilton’s political philosophy, and to analyze his character. The narrative is organized into ten chapters, each of which covers a clearly defined phase of its subject’s life. Chapter 1 introduces the reader to Hamilton’s historical era, his Caribbean birthplace, his parents, and his upbringing. Chapter 2 begins with his arrival in Colonial America in 1772,...
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