A review by lulo49
Hamilton: The Revolution by Jeremy McCarter, Lin-Manuel Miranda

5.0

Excellent book! Long, but so full of exquisite detail that I found it hard to put down. I have a much better appreciation for the fullness of American history, and understand that what we were taught in school was both sketchy and sanitized. Also -- politically, what was going on before, during and after the American Revolution was little different than today's politics - nation vs. states rights. Also, slavery was endemic throughout the nation, not just the south. And the north was even considering secession! Just a few of the many facts I learned. Of course, I also learned of Alexander Hamilton's genius and how he was instrumental in setting up so much of the nation's economic infrastructure and more. Highly recommended.