Alexander Hamilton
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Penguin Press, 2004.
Physical Description
xi, 818 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Status
Laramie County Community College - Main Collection
E302.6 .H2 C48 2004
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E302.6 .H2 C48 2004
1 available
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Location | Call Number | Note | Status |
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Laramie County Community College - Main Collection | E302.6 .H2 C48 2004 | On Shelf |
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Albany Co. Public Library - Biography | B HAMILTON | On Shelf | |
Big Horn Co. Library - Basin - Nonfiction | 973.4C48 | On Shelf | |
CCL - Douglas - Biography | B HAM | On Shelf | |
Campbell Co. Public Library - Biography | B HAMILTON A. | On Shelf | |
Casper College Library - Main Collection | E302.6 .H2 C48 2004 | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Penguin Press, 2004.
Format
Book
Language
English
UPC
9780143034759, 9781594200090
Lexile Measure
1280
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 739-788) and index.
Summary
Ron Chernow tells the story of a man who overcame all odds to shape, inspire, and scandalize the newborn America. Few figures in American history have been more hotly debated or more grossly misunderstood than Alexander Hamilton. Chernow's biography argues that the political and economic greatness of today's America is the result of Hamilton's countless sacrifices to champion ideas that were often wildly disputed during his time. Chernow here recounts Hamilton's turbulent life: an illegitimate, largely self-taught orphan from the Caribbean, he came out of nowhere to take America by storm, rising to become George Washington's aide-de-camp in the Continental Army, coauthoring The Federalist Papers, founding the Bank of New York, leading the Federalist Party, and becoming the first Treasury Secretary of the United States. Historians have long told the story of America's birth as the triumph of Jefferson's democratic ideals over the aristocratic intentions of Hamilton. Chernow presents an entirely different man, whose legendary ambitions were motivated not merely by self-interest but by passionate patriotism and a stubborn will to build the foundations of American prosperity and power. His is a Hamilton far more human than we've encountered before -- from his shame about his birth to his fiery aspirations, from his intimate relationships with childhood friends to his titanic feuds with Jefferson, Madison, Adams, Monroe, and Burr, and from his highly public affair with Maria Reynolds to his loving marriage to his loyal wife Eliza. And never before has there been a more vivid account of Hamilton's famous and mysterious death in a duel with Aaron Burr in July of 1804.
Reading Level
1280 L,Lexile
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Chernow, R. (2004). Alexander Hamilton . Penguin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Chernow, Ron. 2004. Alexander Hamilton. Penguin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Chernow, Ron. Alexander Hamilton Penguin Press, 2004.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Chernow, Ron. Alexander Hamilton Penguin Press, 2004.
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