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Alexander Hamilton

Ron Chernow

Biography & MemoirHistoryPolitics & Society
Publish date
2004
Publisher
Penguin Press
Description
Ron Chernow's biography Alexander Hamilton provides a comprehensive account of the American Founding Father, tracing his life from an impoverished Caribbean childhood to his service as the first Secretary of the Treasury. The narrative examines Hamilton's contributions to the establishment of the United States' financial system, the drafting of the Constitution, and his political rivalries with figures like Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. This detailed work is aimed at students of American history, political science enthusiasts, and general readers interested in the foundational era of the United States.
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  1. The Age of Federalism

    Stanley Elkins and Eric McKitrick

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  2. The Young Hamilton: A Biography

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    Influential psychobiographical study of Hamilton's Caribbean origins and formative early career.

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  3. The Papers of Alexander Hamilton

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    Primary documentary foundation containing Hamilton's extensive personal and official correspondence.

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  4. Alexander Hamilton: A Biography

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  5. The Federalist Papers

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    Examined extensively as Hamilton's seminal contribution to American constitutional theory.

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  7. George Washington: A Biography

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    Standard multi-volume reference on Washington, Hamilton's essential patron and mentor.

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  8. The Life of Alexander Hamilton

    John Church Hamilton

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    Early biography by Hamilton's son, consulted as an invaluable primary repository despite filial bias.

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  9. Memoirs of Aaron Burr

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  10. The Intimate Life of Alexander Hamilton

    Allan McLane Hamilton

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    Family-authored study providing domestic documents and private correspondence from Hamilton descendants.

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  11. Diary and Autobiography of John Adams

    John Adams

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    Cited frequently for Adams's deeply critical observations of Hamilton's temperament.

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  12. Jefferson and His Time

    Dumas Malone

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    Monumental Jefferson biography used as a point of comparison for partisan conflicts.

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