Alexander Hamilton is one of the least understood, most important, and most inspiring of the founding fathers. An impoverished immigrant when he first came to America at fifteen, Hamilton defined what it meant to be American when the definition was up for grabs. He pounced on opportunities and rose rapidly as a patriot, war hero, lawyer, journalist and author. His vision was expansive, idealistic and yet pragmatic. Killed in a duel with Vice President Aaron Burr at the age of forty-seven, Alexander Hamilton's story is ...
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Alexander Hamilton is one of the least understood, most important, and most inspiring of the founding fathers. An impoverished immigrant when he first came to America at fifteen, Hamilton defined what it meant to be American when the definition was up for grabs. He pounced on opportunities and rose rapidly as a patriot, war hero, lawyer, journalist and author. His vision was expansive, idealistic and yet pragmatic. Killed in a duel with Vice President Aaron Burr at the age of forty-seven, Alexander Hamilton's story is brought to full-blooded life by biographer Richard Brookhiser.
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Add this copy of Alexander Hamilton, American to cart. $56.17, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Thorndike Pr.
Way to much information and very unreadable. I could'nt finish the book, i would read a page and complety forgot what i read. I wanted to learn more on Hamiltion, but could'nt in this book. Any suggestions for Hamiltion bios?
