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A review by brennie192
Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
5.0
I never would have even
picked up this book were it not for the gift to us all that is Lin-Manuel Miranda, so for that (and everything else) I thank him. Because despite its length and density, this book is worth the many, many days I spent reading it. This era never interested me before, but the story of Alexander Hamilton and his contemporaries is fascinating enough to fill multiple musicals, and was at times even reassuring to read in our current political climate. Kudos to Chernow for this incredible work. I like to think Hamilton is somewhere in the afterlife gloating to Jefferson, Madison, and Burr about how this all ended up. :)
picked up this book were it not for the gift to us all that is Lin-Manuel Miranda, so for that (and everything else) I thank him. Because despite its length and density, this book is worth the many, many days I spent reading it. This era never interested me before, but the story of Alexander Hamilton and his contemporaries is fascinating enough to fill multiple musicals, and was at times even reassuring to read in our current political climate. Kudos to Chernow for this incredible work. I like to think Hamilton is somewhere in the afterlife gloating to Jefferson, Madison, and Burr about how this all ended up. :)