Reading Chernow’s biography of Washington several years ago,
it was clear that the author had a special warm place in his heart for
Hamilton. The biography shows Chernow’s affection for his subject in a greater
detail, as he goes from Hamilton’s life on the islands to his death on the New
Jersey shore. It even covers a bit of the afterlife with his killer and his
family.
Though Chernow obviously has admiration and affection for
the man, he is still able to show the flaws in Hamilton’s character, from the
fact he had an affair and was essentially blackmailed to his falling out with
the Federalists in charge of the party (and the country until the assention of
Jefferson). If you are interested in learning about the founding of the country
and the ideas behind it, this is a very strong secondary text to explore in
your own education.
A side note – there is little, if any, rapping in the text.
That was all made up in the mind of the writer of the smash Broadway musical taking
this book as its source material.
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