6/1/2023 0 Comments Hamilton chernow reviewAfter the war, he was a key figure in the ratification of the US constitution and a prolific writer in its defence, and later he served as the first treasury secretary of the United States during Washington’s presidency. Hamilton’s illustrious career included a position as an aide-de-camp to George Washington during the American War of Independence, prior to gaining military glory at the battle of Yorktown in 1781. And yet, the more I read about him, I realised that his personal story was far and away the most dramatic and in fact, rather unbelievable story of any of the founders.” But that pretty much exhausted what most people knew. In a podcast interview for History Extra, Chernow explains: “When I started doing the book, most Americans – including I think Lin-Manuel Miranda – knew two things about Alexander Hamilton: he is on the $10 bill in the United States and he had died in a duel with the vice president at the time, Aaron Burr.
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