ABOUT THE BOOK: Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow was published on 26th April 2004, English. Penguin Press was the publisher of the Alexander Hamilton book. This is the New York Times bestseller.
it won the prizes like George Washington book Prize in 2005, National book Critics Circle award nominee for biography in 2004.
It is a very famous book in the United States. In this book, the author explained details about the biography of the Alexander Hamilton. Hamilton was one of the most brilliant men of his most brilliant time and in American history, he was one of the most famous figures.
Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow Book Details
Name of the Book: Alexander Hamilton
Publish Date: 26th April 2004
Author: Ron Chernow
Published by: Penguin Press
Price: ? 1,138.00
Pages: 818
ISBN: ISBN 9780143034759
ABOUT THE AUTHOR RON CHERNOW
Ronald Chernow was born on 3rd March 1949 (age 67) at Brooklyn, New York, United States. Israel and Ruth are the parents of the author and also his father was the owner of the discount store, his mother was a bookkeeper. He was married to Valerie S. Chernow in 1979 and she died due to illness in 2006.
He completed Graduation in B. A (Suma cum Laude) from Yale College in 1970 and done M.Phil. in 1972 from Cambridge University. And also he got many honorary degrees like Long Island University, Marymount Manhattan College, Hamilton College, Washington College, and Skidmore College.
He was an American writer, Journalist, Historian, and Biographer. He won prizes like Pulitzer Prize for Biography, American History Book Prize, and National Book Award for Non-fiction. The other books by the author were given below:
- Washington: A Life in 2010.
- Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. In 1998.
- The Death of the Banker in 1997.
- The Warburgs: A Family Saga in 1993.
- The House of Morgan in 1990.
Alexander Hamilton Book Summery / Contents
This book consists of 818 pages with ISBN 9780143034759. This book was divided into forty – three chapter as listed below:
- The Castaways
- Hurricane
- The Collegian
- The Pen and the Sword
- The Little Lion
- A Frenzy of Valor
- The Lovesick Colonel
- Glory
- Ringing Billows
- A Grave, Silent, Strange Sort of Animal
- Ghosts
- August and Respectable Assembly
- Publius
- Putting the Machine in Motion
- Villainous Business
- Pangloss
- The First Town in America
- Of Avarice and Enterprise
- City of the Future
- Corrupt Squadrons
- Exposure
- Stabbed in the Dark
- Citizen Genet
- A Disagreeable Trade
- Seas of Blood
- The Wicked Insurgents of the West
- Sugar Plums and Toys
- Spare Cassius
- The Man in the Glass Bubble
- Flying Too Near the Sun
- An Instrument of Hell
- Reign of Witches
- Work Godly and Ungodly
- In an Evil Hour
- Gusts of Passion
- In a Very Belligerent Humor
- Deadlock
- A World Full of Folly
- Pamphlet Wars
- The Price of Truth
- A Despicable Opinion
- Fatal Errand
- The Melting Scene
In this book, you can able to read the history of the American and Hamilton’s life with including some of his childhood friends like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Aaron burr, Adams, and Monroe. He was also called as Founding Father of the United States and the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.