The riveting life of Alexander Hamilton, an illegitimate, largely self-taught orphan from the Caribbean who overcame all the odds to become George Washington`s aide-de-camp & the first Treasury Secretary of the United States. Few figures in American history have been more hotly debated than Alexander Hamilton. In this masterful work, Chernow shows how the political & economic greatness of America today is the result of Hamilton`s willingness to champion ideas that were often wildly disputed during his time. He charts his titanic feuds with Jefferson, Adams, Madison, Monroe & Burr; his highly public affair with Maria Reynolds; his loving marriage to his loyal wife Eliza; & the famous & mysterious duel with Aaron Burr that led to his death in July 1804. The book was adapted into a hugely successful Broadway musical
- nominated for a record 16 Tony awards
- which opens in London`s West End in September 2017.