Chapter Overview

Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Hamilton endured a harsh beginning, but his intellect glowed very brightly from early on.
Chapter 3: The American colonies stood on the very verge of revolution when Hamilton arrived.
Chapter 4: Hamilton’s wit and energy impressed George Washington, who made him his trusted right-hand man.
Chapter 5: Hamilton’s wartime experience intertwined with his love life and his ambition to truly forge a lasting public name for himself.
Chapter 6: When the war ended, Hamilton once again took up his pen and joined the Continental Congress as delegate.
Chapter 7: Hamilton was crucial in drafting and defending the new Constitution.
Chapter 8: Hamilton stood at the center of power once Washington became the first ever president of the new republic.
Chapter 9: Hamilton had long irritated many, yet his solution to the debt crisis won him serious enemies.
Chapter 10: Hamilton directed the creation of a national coastguard and the nation’s first central bank.
Chapter 11: Hamilton confronted an uncertain future at the end of Washington’s presidency.
Chapter 12: Hamilton barely survived a public scandal and rebounded by rejoining the army again.
Chapter 13: The feud between Adams and Hamilton dominated the presidential election of 1800.
Chapter 14: Following the 1800 election, Hamilton had to side with an old enemy to defeat a looming new threat.
Chapter 15: Hamilton endured a devastating personal loss soon after the 1800 election.
Chapter 16: Hamilton’s political and personal rivalry with Burr culminated in a fatal duel.

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Alexander Hamilton (2004) tells the incredible story of a poor orphan boy whose limitless ambition, intelligence and tenacity shaped the course of American history. From his early years in the Caribbean to his role in the War of Independence and the drafting of the Constitution, this is the biography of Alexander Hamilton, the intellectual, soldier and politician who helped make the United States into the country that it is today.

About the Authors

Ron Chernow is a journalist and writer best known for his penetrating biographies of American luminaries like John D. Rockefeller, the J. P. Morgan family and George Washington. The winner of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize, Chernow also worked as a historical consultant on the Broadway hit Hamilton, a musical based on this book.

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Chapter Overview

Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation

Chapter 2: Hamilton endured a harsh beginning, but his intellect glowed very brightly from early on.

Chapter 3: The American colonies stood on the very verge of revolution when Hamilton arrived.

Chapter 4: Hamilton’s wit and energy impressed George Washington, who made him his trusted right-hand man.

Chapter 5: Hamilton’s wartime experience intertwined with his love life and his ambition to truly forge a lasting public name for himself.

Chapter 6: When the war ended, Hamilton once again took up his pen and joined the Continental Congress as delegate.

Chapter 7: Hamilton was crucial in drafting and defending the new Constitution.

Chapter 8: Hamilton stood at the center of power once Washington became the first ever president of the new republic.

Chapter 9: Hamilton had long irritated many, yet his solution to the debt crisis won him serious enemies.

Chapter 10: Hamilton directed the creation of a national coastguard and the nation’s first central bank.

Chapter 11: Hamilton confronted an uncertain future at the end of Washington’s presidency.

Chapter 12: Hamilton barely survived a public scandal and rebounded by rejoining the army again.

Chapter 13: The feud between Adams and Hamilton dominated the presidential election of 1800.

Chapter 14: Following the 1800 election, Hamilton had to side with an old enemy to defeat a looming new threat.

Chapter 15: Hamilton endured a devastating personal loss soon after the 1800 election.

Chapter 16: Hamilton’s political and personal rivalry with Burr culminated in a fatal duel.

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