Unabridged Audiobook
While I learned a great deal--while listening, I realized I knew only sketchy outlines of Hamilton's life, certainly of his birth and death and role in the Revolution and as the first Secretary of the Treasury--all of which was interesting, it does not rate as a 'Best Book', despite the author's impressive credentials as a historian. The most compelling section for me was the dangerous chess game he had to play with James Monroe and Jefferson in the background, pulling the strings. I chose to read it because the highly praised 'best biography', by Ron Chernow, is 800 pages! Certainly worth getting if you're curious about "Ham's" life.
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