Hamilton, Tony Williams
Hamilton, Tony Williams
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Hamilton
An American Biography

Author: Tony Williams

Narrator: Peter Berkrot

Unabridged: 6 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/15/2018

Synopsis

The award-winning, smash Broadway hit Hamilton: An American Musical continues to captivate sold-out audiences and has sparked unprecedented interest in its historical protagonist. In Hamilton: An American Biography, Tony Williams provides listeners with a concise biography that traces the events and values that enabled Hamilton to rise from his youth as a dispossessed orphan to Revolutionary War hero and Founding Father, a life uniquely shaped by America and who, in turn, contributed to the creation of the American regime of liberty and self-government. He was one of key leaders in the American Revolution, a chief architect of America's constitutional order of self-government, and the key figure in Washington's administration creating the institutions that governed America. Williams expertly weaves together biography with historical events to place Hamilton as one of the most important founding fathers. For listeners just discovering Hamilton for the first time or those with an insatiable appetite for books on the Founders and the American Founding, Hamilton: An American Biography will shed new light on this American icon now experiencing a remarkable second act.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ben on July 27, 2018

Often the renewed and on-going interest in our Founding Fathers is credited to the books by David McCullough and Joseph Ellis. Certainly, McCullough’s John Adams took an overlooked Founder and President and gave him much credit that was long due him. Likewise, Ellis’ books, such as Founding Brothers......more

Goodreads review by George on February 17, 2020

Alexander Hamilton was the object of historical and scholarly study long before his reincarnation in the recent rapper play, as author Tony Williams shows in an extended bibliographic essay after the conclusion of this very interesting book. Hamilton: An American Biography, depicts a very passionate......more

Goodreads review by Cotton on April 23, 2018

This was a brief, though informative, read. That was Williams stated goal and to that end he accomplished putting together a book that fulfilled his stated purpose. He initiated this work by declaring an boycott on all references and citations. The strategy is effective for delivering a quickening r......more

Goodreads review by Steve on July 23, 2020

Having not seen the musical "Hamilton," I started reading Tony Williams' book with a clean slate so to speak. Oh sure, I knew Alexander Hamilton was one of this country's Founding Fathers who was secretary of the Treasury and ultimately died in a duel with political rival Aaron Burr. Nevertheless, Wi......more

Goodreads review by Todd on August 23, 2020

Review title: Who tells your story? Published in 2018, this short biography was written according to author Tony Williams to give fans of the smash hit play Hamilton a shorter alternative to the large scholarly bio by Ron Chernow that provided the historical and biographical material for the play. As......more

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