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Penguin press was the publisher of the alexander hamilton book. Ron chernows best white house correspondents jokes the. 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. 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. Ive read the washington and grant biographies by chernow, and they were superb. In the first fulllength biography of alexander hamilton in decades, ron. Ron chernow, pulitzerprize winning author of biographies on alexander hamilton and george washington, and. 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 was published on 26 th april 2004, english. A past president of pen america, chernow has been the recipient of eight honorary doctorates. Alexander hamilton book by ron chernow thriftbooks. His first book, the house of morgan, won the national book award, washington. Alexander hamilton is a 2004 biography of american statesman alexander hamilton, written by historian and biographer ron chernow.

New york times 10 best books of 2017 include works by. 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. Ron chernow, author of alexander hamilton, delivered the keynote at the 2019 white house correspondents dinner in washington, dc. A life won the pulitzer prize for biography, and alexander hamilton the inspiration for the broadway musicalwon the george washington book prize. Ron chernow is the prizewinning author of six previous books and the recipient of the 2015 national humanities medal.

While hamilton is a brick of a book, it was an interesting, thorough look at the life of a founding father. 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. This video segment is part of an interview with mr. Nobody has captured hamilton better than chernow the new york times book. Alexander hamilton by ron chernow is a masterpiece which has engaged me, shocked me and even brought me to tears. 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. Checking availability for buy online, pick up in store.