Alexander Hamilton
by Ron Chernow
Taste attributes: biographyhistoricalpoliticaldocumentaryslowheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringrags to richesdeep rivalryself destruction/implosion
Boxlist takeA grounded biography that is heavy, unhurried and moving. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.6 / 5
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About This Book
From National Book Award winner Ron Chernow, a landmark biography of Alexander Hamilton, the Founding Father who galvanized, inspired, scandalized, and shaped the newborn nation.In the first full-length biography of Alexander Hamilton in decades, National Book Award winner Ron Chernow tells the riveting story of a man who overcame all odds to shape, inspire, and scandalize the newborn America.
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- Ron Chernow
- Published
- 2004
- Pages
- 832
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