false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166707034m/16130.jpg 16130 12 Building on biographies by <I>Richard Brookhiser</I> and <I>Willard Sterne Randall</I>, Ron Chernow's <I>Alexander Hamilton</I> provides what may be the most comprehensive modern examination of the often overlooked Founding Father. From the start, Chernow argues that Hamilton's premature death at age 49 left his record to be reinterpreted and even re-written by his more long-lived enemies, among them: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and James Monroe. Hamilton's achievements as first Secretary of the Treasury, co-author of <I>The Federalist Papers</I>, and member of the Constitutional Convention were clouded after his death by strident claims that he was an arrogant, self-serving monarchist. Chernow delves into the almost 22,000 pages of letters, manuscripts, and articles that make up Hamilton's legacy to reveal a man with a sophisticated intellect, a romantic spirit, and a late-blooming religiosity.<p> One fault of the book, is that Chernow is so convinced of Hamilton's excellence that his narrative sometimes becomes hagiographic. Nowhere is this more apparent than in Chernow's account of the infamous duel between Hamilton and Aaron Burr in 1804. He describes Hamilton's final hours as pious, while Burr, Jefferson, and Adams achieve an almost cartoonish villainy at the news of Hamilton's passing. <p> A defender of the union against New England secession and an opponent of slavery, Hamilton has a special appeal to modern sensibilities. Chernow argues that in contrast to Jefferson and Washington's now outmoded agrarian idealism, Hamilton was "the prophet of the capitalist revolution" and the true forebear of modern America. In his Prologue, he writes: "In all probability, Alexander Hamilton is the foremost figure in American history who never attained the presidency, yet he probably had a much deeper and more lasting impact than many who did." With <I>Alexander Hamilton</I>, this impact can now be more widely appreciated. <I>--Patrick O'Kelley</I> 1205304 2004 Alexander Hamilton total:981|5:450|4:357|3:145|2:26|1:3| 981 4168 1694 214 5 6 true false Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Jul 02 21:04:33 -0700 2007 Mon Nov 19 21:49:09 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 4 false false Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Wed Jun 20 09:15:06 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 20 09:27:49 -0700 2007 I have always had the mistaken perception that Hamilton was a hinderance to free Government and...more...]]> 5 2 false false Wed Jan 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Oct 14 15:56:24 -0700 2008 Wed Jan 28 13:33:25 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Aug 19 10:42:51 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 14 06:24:11 -0700 2009
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Narrated by: Scott Brick

My Hamilton (as his wife called him), you are a great American! What a life and what an influence this foreign-born patriot had upon our fledgling nation.

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