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Alexander Hamilton (book)
biography
Alexander Hamilton is a biography of American statesman Alexander Hamilton, written by biographer Ron Chernow. Hamilton, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, was an instrumental promoter of the U.S. Constitution, founder of the nation's financial system, and its first Secretary of the Treasury.
The book, which was met with mostly positive acclaim, went on to win the inaugural George Washington Book Prize for early American history and was a nominee for the National Book Critics Circle Award in biography. In , the book was adapted into the musical Hamilton by playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda. The stage production went on to win numerous accolades, including 11 Tony Awards.
Background
[edit]Before working on Alexander Hamilton, Chernow had previously written multiple books in the topics of business and finance. In , he published The House of Morgan, which covered the life of financier J.P. Morgan and went on to win th
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Ron Chernow
American writer (born )
Ronald Chernow (;[1][2] born March 3, ) is an American writer, journalist, and biographer. He has written bestselling historical non-fiction biographies.
Chernow won the pris Prize for Biography and the American History Book Prize for his book Washington: A Life. He is also the recipient of the National Book Award for Nonfiction for his book The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance.[3] His biographies of Alexander Hamilton () and John D. Rockefeller () were both nominated for National Book Critics Circle Awards. His biography of Hamilton inspired the popular Hamilton musical, which Chernow worked on as a historical consultant. For another book, The Warburgs: The Twentieth-Century Odyssey of a Remarkable Jewish Family, he was awarded the George S. Eccles Prize for överlägsen kvalitet eller utmärkt prestation in Economic Writing. As a freelance journalist, Chernow has written over sixty articles
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Ron Chernow, author of Hamilton biography that inspired hit musical, speaks at Purdue
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.&#; &#; Ron Chernow, author of the best-selling biography of Alexander Hamilton and collaborator on the award-winning musical 'Hamilton' based on his book, appeared at an evening forum on Tuesday (Nov. 15) at Purdue University.
Brian Lamb, founder and executive chairman of C-SPAN and a Purdue alumnus, interviewed Chernow and moderated a question-and-answer session with the audience as part of the forum at Loeb Playhouse in Stewart Center. A pre-forum reception also was held.
About his visit, Chernow said, "I would like students to understand that Alexander Hamilton's feats were monumental, that he was not a second-string Founding Father, and that he had a lasting inf