Alexander Hamilton Audio Cassette Abridged, Ron Chernow, Grover Gardner (Narrator). (Audio Cassette 0142800422)

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Alexander Hamilton - Audio Cassette - Abridged
Author: Ron Chernow, Grover Gardner (Narrator)

In the first full-length biography of Alexander Hamilton in decades, National Book Award winner Ron Chernow tells the riveting story of a man who overcame all odds to shape, inspire, and scandalize the newborn America. According to historian Joseph Ellis, Alexander Hamilton is “a robust full-length portrait, in my view the best ever writte... more »n, of the most brilliant, charismatic and dangerous founder of them all.”Few figures in American history have been more hotly debated or more grossly misunderstood than Alexander Hamilton. Chernow’s biography gives Hamilton his due and sets the record straight, deftly illustrating that the political and economic greatness of today’s America is the result of Hamilton’s countless sacrifices to champion ideas that were often wildly disputed during his time. “To repudiate his legacy,” Chernow writes, “is, in many ways, to repudiate the modern world.” Chernow here recounts Hamilton’s turbulent life: an illegitimate, largely self-taught orphan from the Caribbean, he came out of nowhere to take America by storm, rising to become George Washington’s aide-de-camp in the Continental Army, coauthoring The Federalist Papers, founding the Bank of New York, leading the Federalist Party, and becoming the first Treasury Secretary of the United States.

Historians have long told the story of America’s birth as the triumph of Jefferson’s democratic ideals over the aristocratic intentions of Hamilton. Chernow presents an entirely different man, whose legendary ambitions were motivated not merely by self-interest but by passionate patriotism and a stubborn will to build the foundations of American prosperity and power. His is a Hamilton far more human than we’ve encountered before -- from his shame about his birth to his fiery aspirations, from his intimate relationships with childhood friends to his titanic feuds with Jefferson, Madison, Adams, Monroe, and Burr, and from his highly public affair with Maria Reynolds to his loving marriage to his loyal wife Eliza. And never before has there been a more vivid account of Hamilton’s famous and mysterious death in a duel with Aaron Burr in July of 1804.

Chernow’s biography is not just a portrait of Hamilton, but the story of America’s birth seen through its most central figure. At a critical time to look back to our roots, Alexander Hamilton will remind readers of the purpose of our institutions and our heritage as Americans.

Read by Grover Gardner. Abridged. 8 audiocassettes (approximately 11 hr.)

ISBN-13: 9780142800423
ISBN-10: 0142800422
Publication Date: 4/26/2004
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Publisher: Penguin Audio
Book Type: Audio Cassette
Other Versions: Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD
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David L. reviewed Alexander Hamilton (Audio Cassette) (Abridged) on 12/27/2012

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An outstanding biography of a man not well known by to many Americans.

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Wayne H. (silverado) reviewed Alexander Hamilton (Audio Cassette) (Abridged) on 1/8/2013 + 28 more book reviews

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Very informative account of the life of Alexander Hamilton from his birth in the West Indies to his rise in politics in the United States. You will begin to understand his volatile relationship with Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Aaron Burr. Also that history has forgotten almost all that Hamilton accomplished and established for the good of the United States.

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Karen B. (SciFiFan) - , reviewed Alexander Hamilton (Audio Cassette) (Abridged) on 6/17/2010 + 69 more book reviews

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One the of best biographies I have read, engaging as well as informative. The CD version is excellent as well. This book made me realize that politics were as partisan and obnoxious in the past as they are now. The only good thing about politics in this forum is that we get to know the historical figures who are living and breathing the politics really well and come to understand their motivations, whether or not we support them. I must say the most surprising thing that resulted from my read is that I am no longer a fan of Thomas Jefferson!!!

Highly recommended.

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Carrie S. (theoracle) reviewed Alexander Hamilton (Audio Cassette) (Abridged) on 9/1/2012 + 2 more book reviews

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A thorough and intersting chronicle of the times in early political America, especially the approach to financial matters. Perfect for this era where finances are so difficult.

The book humanizes what were, after all, real people in real times, minus today's technology. So, like rag-time, the pace is slower and more rythmical, but many of the ideas of their day remain true today.

Unlike the other reviewer, I remain a fan of TJ, and I am also a fan of my own ancestors, including Benjamin Rush.

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Christine J. (FitReader) - reviewed Alexander Hamilton (Audio Cassette) (Abridged) on 9/30/2009 + 15 more book reviews

An illegitimate son...an immigrant...and the architect of the United States' Federal Reserve. The most successful immigrant despite the myth of the American Dream.

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Mary S. (mscottcgp) - , reviewed Alexander Hamilton (Audio Cassette) (Abridged) on 1/22/2022 + 231 more book reviews

Great book; I've learned so much about this founding father of our country!

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