Alexander Hamilton

If you know little to nothing about Alexander Hamilton and his achievements as one of the American Founding Fathers and want to get a general introduction about him, you can't go wrong with this book. It gives a good biographical overview, from his early life in the West Indies, education at Columbi......more

"He would probably have made a great career in whatever direction he might have turned his high abilities, but he was fortunate in finding an opportunity for their exercise in a crisis which enabled him to render greater services to the country than have been rendered by almost any man in her histor......more

Easy read,yet depicts the frailties of good men. Easy read, yet depicts the frailties of good men and makes it clear how fragile the early days of the United States was.......more

This was a nice account of Hamilton's services to the United States. I had hoped a bit more for more of his personal life, which very little detail was explored.......more

A quick 2+ hour audiobook. I haven't read much Hamilton specific works to date, so this is a good, fast, easy book to begin filling the Hamilton gaps. I did find it interesting, having focused my interests previously on Jefferson and Madison, of course I am aware of Hamilton along the way, but was s......more