![]() ![]() Hamilton was a larger-than-life figure: to truly take his measure, one has to tell the whole story of his life. Ron Chernow shows that both portraits contain more than a grain of truth. That was long overlooked by historians who tended to emphasize Jefferson’s contribution to the birth of the new republic and Hamilton’s stubborn and, as they saw it, self-interested ambition. A heroic soldier who served on the frontlines in the revolutionary war, Washington’s most trusted aide, the author of the Federalist Papers and the founder of America’s first central bank, Hamilton’s brief life was a succession of towering achievements. ![]() ![]() Alexander Hamilton’s pivotal role in securing American independence from the British and establishing the United States is indisputable. ![]()
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