Alexander Hamilton

By Ron Chernow

Categories: Biographies & Memoirs, History

Ron Chernow's biography of the founding father and first Treasury Secretary, which inspired the musical Hamilton.

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• Ryan Holiday
• Shane Parrish: “Farnam Street related travel has brought me to quite a few airports recently. I make a habit of checking out the airport bookstores because bookstores are awesome. Recently, I noticed that Chernow’s biography of Hamilton was suddenly sitting amongst the bestsellers.”
• Ben Shapiro: “But he's a terrific writer.”