Go beyond Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton and get to know the real Alexander Hamilton in this Library of America collection of the Founding Father's own public and private writings.
A brash immigrant who rose to become George Washington's right-hand man. A fierce partisan whose nationalist vision made him Thomas Jefferson's bitter rival. An unfaithful husband whose commitment to personal honor brought his life to a tragic early end. The amazing success of Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical Hamilton has stoked an extraordinary resurgence of interest in Alexander Hamilton, the brilliant and divisive founder who profoundly shaped the American republic. Now, Library of America presents an unrivaled portrait of Hamilton in his own words, charting his meteoric rise, his controversial tenure as treasury secretary, and his scandalous final years-all culminating in his infamous duel with Aaron Burr.
Selected and introduced by acclaimed historian Joanne B. Freeman, The Essential Hamilton is a reader's edition of the Founding Father's public writings and private letters, plus the correspondence between Burr and Hamilton that led to their duel and two conflicting eyewitness accounts of their fatal encounter.
| ISBN: | 9781598535365 |
| Publication date: | 23rd May 2017 |
| Author: | Alexander Hamilton |
| Publisher: | The Library of America an imprint of Library of America |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 447 pages |
| Genres: |
History of the Americas Biography: historical, political and military Political leaders and leadership Political structures: democracy |
Go beyond Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton and get to know the real Alexander Hamilton in this Library of America collection of the Founding Father's own public and private writings.
A brash immigrant who rose to become George Washington's right-hand man. A fierce partisan whose nationalist vision made him Thomas Jefferson's bitter rival. An unfaithful husband whose commitment to personal honor brought his life to a tragic early end. The amazing success of Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical Hamilton has stoked an extraordinary resurgence of interest in Alexander Hamilton, the brilliant and divisive founder who profoundly shaped the American republic. Now, Library of America presents an unrivaled portrait of Hamilton in his own words, charting his meteoric rise, his controversial tenure as treasury secretary, and his scandalous final years-all culminating in his infamous duel with Aaron Burr.
Selected and introduced by acclaimed historian Joanne B. Freeman, The Essential Hamilton is a reader's edition of the Founding Father's public writings and private letters, plus the correspondence between Burr and Hamilton that led to their duel and two conflicting eyewitness accounts of their fatal encounter.
The Essential Hamilton features in the following genres: History of the Americas, Biography: historical, political and military, Political leaders and leadership, Political structures: democracy
The Essential Hamilton is available in Paperback
The Essential Hamilton was written by Alexander Hamilton and published by The Library of America an imprint of Library of America
The Essential Hamilton has 447 pages