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In the first fulllength biography of alexander hamilton in decades, ron. Alexander hamilton book by ron chernow thriftbooks. Enjoy a great reading experience when you buy the kindle edition of this book. In 1999, chernow shifted his emphasis away from business moguls to start a biography in a new topic, american politics. Alexander hamilton by ron chernow is a masterpiece which has engaged me, shocked me and even brought me to tears. We sit down and talk with pulitzerprize winning biographer ron chernow to discuss the unique relationship between alexander hamilton and george washington. Ron chernow, author of alexander hamilton, delivered the keynote at the 2019 white house correspondents dinner in washington, dc. While hamilton is a brick of a book, it was an interesting, thorough look at the life of a founding father. Ron chernow, pulitzerprize winning author of biographies on alexander hamilton and george washington, and.

The life of alexander hamilton is without doubt worth reading about and in my opinion you would be hard pressed to find a better written, more comprehensive book on his life. Alexander hamilton had a way with words, as does ron chernow. New york times bestseller, and the inspiration for the hit broadway musical hamilton. A life won the pulitzer prize for biography, and alexander hamilton the inspiration for the broadway musicalwon the george washington book prize. This video segment is part of an interview with mr. A past president of pen america, chernow has been the recipient of eight honorary doctorates. Penguin press was the publisher of the alexander hamilton book. Alexander hamilton is a 2004 biography of american statesman alexander hamilton, written by historian and biographer ron chernow. This is the lowest price ive seen for hamilton, and used up some amazon shipping credits to grab this one, it should be great quarantine reading material. In the first fulllength biography of alexander hamilton in decades, ron chernow tells the riveting story of a man who overcame all odds to shape, inspire, and. Hamilton, one of the founding fathers of the united states, was an instrumental promoter of the u. Shop for alexander hamilton books online at target. His first book, the house of morgan, won the national book award, washington.

In addition to being nominated for a national books critics circle award, it was named the winner of the first george washington book prize for early american. Checking availability for buy online, pick up in store. Ron chernows best white house correspondents jokes the. Learn more about great on kindle, available in select categories. Ive read the washington and grant biographies by chernow, and they were superb. Alexander hamilton by ron chernow was published on 26 th april 2004, english. Nobody has captured hamilton better than chernow the new york times book. Constitution, founder of the nations financial system, and its first secretary of the treasury the book, which was met with mostly positive acclaim, went on to win. Ron chernow is the prizewinning author of six previous books and the recipient of the 2015 national humanities medal. Rockefeller and alexander hamilton, his washington while long, is vivid and well paced. In this masterful work, chernow shows how the political and economic power of america today is the result of hamiltons willingness to champion ideas that were.