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//-->Praise forAlexander Hamilton“InAlexander Hamilton,Ron Chernow, author ofThe House of Morgan, The War-burgs,andTitanand a biography of John D. Rockefeller, has brought to vivid lifethe founding father who did more than any other to create the modern UnitedStates . . . [a] magisterial biography.”—Michael Lind,The Washington Post“Ron Chernow’s newHamiltoncould not be more welcome. This is grand-scale bi-ography at its best—thorough, insightful, consistently fair, and superbly written. Itclears away more than a few shopworn misconceptions about Hamilton, givescredit where credit is due, and is both clear-eyed and understanding about its veryhuman subject. . . . The whole life and times are here in a genuinely great book.”—David McCullough, author ofJohn AdamsandTruman“Ron Chernow ranks as one of today’s best writers of history and biography. Notonly is his work compelling but, unusual among such writers, Chernow also has asound understanding of finance and economics. These skills shined through in hisprevious books. . . . They are once again on full display inAlexander Hamilton.”—Raymond J. Keating,Newsday“Chernow’sHamiltonis a success. Rarely does a biographer uncover so much new in-formation about a long-dead, much-chronicled individual. Rarely does a biographerfill in the gaps with such incisive, justified speculation. Rarely does a biographer writenarrative so well.”—Steve Weinberg,St. Louis Post-Dispatch“Ron Chernow has produced an original, illuminating, and highly readable study ofAlexander Hamilton that admirably introduces readers to Hamilton’s personalityand accomplishments. Chernow penetrates more deeply into the mysteries ofHamilton’s origins and family life than any previous biographer . . . Chernow’s ac-counts of Hamilton’s contributions to political theory, politics, and the law arecompelling.”—Walter Russell Mead,Foreign Affairs“Like a few hundred thousand other people, I’ve been reading Ron Chernow’s en-thralling biography of Alexander Hamilton. It serves as a timely reminder that theera of the founding fathers, which we usually think of (correctly) as a time of high-minded philosophical discourse, was also full of venomous vituperation that has noparallel in modern America.”—Max Boot,Financial Times“A brilliant historian has done it again! The thoroughness and integrity of RonChernow’s research shines forth on every page of hisAlexander Hamilton.He hascreated a vivid and compelling portrait of a remarkable man—and at the same timehe has made a monumental contribution to our understanding of the beginnings ofthe American republic.”—Robert A. Caro, author ofThe Power BrokerandThe Years of Lyndon Johnson“Fascinating.”—People“Chernow’s gripping story sheds new light not only on Hamilton’s legacy, but also onthe conflicts that accompanied the republic’s birth. . . .Alexander Hamiltonis basedon prodigious research, and it will likely prop up Hamilton’s reputation in the sameway David McCullough’s biography bolstered John Adams’s. . . . impressive detail.”—Matthew Dallek,Washington Monthly“Magisterial. . . . Mr. Chernow has done a splendid job of capturing the backbitingpolitical climate of Hamilton’s times. . . . Mr. Chernow delivers a comprehen-siveness that rivals Hamilton’s . . . [and gives] the full measure of such a tireless,complex, and ultimately self-destructive man.”—Janet Maslin,The New York Times“A superb study. . . . Chernow’s book is remarkable . . . for his unblinkered view ofHamilton’s thought and behavior . . . Chernow’s Hamilton is a whirlwind of a man,always in action, always in pursuit of a goal not quite within his grasp, and beset bythe demons that have so often afflicted great minds. . . . It has been said that Hamil-ton was a great man but not a great American. Chernow’s Hamilton is both.”—Edmund Morgan,The New York Review of Books“Alexander Hamilton has been overshadowed by the founding fathers he served under,notably George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. Ron Chernow’s magisterial newbiography will certainly change that. . . . The first must-read biography of 2004.”—John Freeman,TimeOut New York“A splendid new biography . . . Chernow unearths new information about Hamil-ton, but more importantly this beautifully written book recounts the formidableobstacles he surmounted to become, next to George Washington, the indispensableAmerican founder. Chernow’sAlexander Hamiltonis the best biography of Hamil-ton ever written, and it is unlikely to be surpassed.”—Stephen F. Knott,Claremont Review of Books“Superb . . . Chernow is a shrewd student of power, and he couldn’t have chosen amore compelling subject.”—James Aley,Fortune“Chernow writes beautifully and skillfully, and opens up aspects of Hamilton’s lifethat others have not yet understood.”—Andrew Burstein,Chicago Tribune“Now, Ron Chernow, whose previous books have chronicled the American Beautyroses and kudzu vines of mature American capitalism—Warburgs, Morgans, JohnD. Rockefeller, Sr.—examines the man who planted the seeds. . . .Alexander Hamil-tonis thorough, admiring, and sad—just what a big book on its subject should be.”—Richard Brookhiser,Los Angeles Times“Terrific . . . Ron Chernow’s magisterialAlexander Hamiltontreats the first secretaryof the treasury with the weight and gravitas of a nineteen-century novel.”—John Freeman,The Atlanta Journal-Constitution“Powerful . . . Chernow’s magisterial work combines a biography of Hamilton anda political history of the United States in the early years of the republic. Exhaus-tively researched and beautifully written, the volume tells us a great deal about thefounding fathers and helps restore one of them to his rightful place in the pan-theon.”—Terry W. Hartle,The Christian Science Monitor“Chernow has chosen an ideal subject. . . . No other founding father more richlydeserves the modern-eye-on-the-colonial-guy treatment . . . electrifying . . . Cher-now does an admirable job.”—Justin Martin,San Francisco Chronicle“[T]he life of Alexander Hamilton was ‘so tumultuous that only an audacious nov-elist could have dreamed it up.’ Such is the assessment of Ron Chernow in thissplendid new biography of Hamilton.”—Steve Raymond,The Seattle Times“In this engaging new book, Ron Chernow reassesses the historical legacy of thebrilliant founding father, political theorist, and politician Alexander Hamilton. . . .Lively and beautifully written.” —Anne Lombard,The San Diego Union-Tribune“AlexanderHamiltonis a balanced portrait of the man and his many contra-dictions . . . Admirers of David McCullough’sJohn Adamsor Walter Isaacson’sBenjamin Franklinwill thoroughly enjoy this excellent book.”—Roger Bishop,BookPage“On July 11, 1804, on a ledge overlooking the Hudson River in Weehawken, NewJersey, Burr mortally wounded Hamilton . . . For thirty days, the city’s residentswore black armbands. . . . The extraordinary and improbable career of AlexanderHamilton had come to and end, and here we have another fitting tribute to it: RonChernow’s massively researched and beautifully written biography.”—James Chace,The New York Observer“Ron Chernow’s absorbing, exhaustively researchedAlexander Hamiltonjustifieshis claim that Hamilton’s was the most dramatic and improbable life among thefounding fathers. . . . Chernow, who won the National Book Award forThe Houseof Morgan,shows all Hamilton’s complexity.”—David Gates,Newsweek“Chernow’s splendid, thorough and brilliantly written biography of Hamilton givesus a new understanding of Hamilton’s vital role during the war and immediately af-ter as secretary of the treasury. . . . There have been other biographies of Hamilton,but Chernow’s is far and away the most comprehensive and compelling of any Ihave read. It is a fitting tribute to the man who set the U.S. on the path that hasmade our nation the economic leader of the world.”—Caspar W. Weinberger, former secretary of defense, and chairman ofForbes“As Ron Chernow points out in this magnificent biography, Hamilton was the boywonder of early American politics.”—TheEconomist [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]