Ron Chernow´s Biography of Alexander Hamilton - 1215 Words

Alexander Hamilton, a son, a student, a writer, a hero. To sum up all of Hamilton’s mammoth triumphs would be quite the task, but that is exactly what Ron Chernow does in his biography entitled, â€Å"Alexander Hamilton.† Published by The Penguin Press, â€Å"Alexander Hamilton,† is an incredible biography that goes through the life of Alexander Hamilton in chronological order. Chernow is successful in his effort to go deeper into the life of Hamilton by studying not only Hamilton’s life but also the lives of those Hamilton interacted with. â€Å"Alexander Hamilton,† is an incredibly well written book that gives readers an in depth description of who Hamilton was, the time he lived in, and the events that happened during his life time. The amazing accomplishments and the incredible description of the Hamilton through hardships helps readers really understand who Hamilton was. Chernow goes through the entirety of Hamilton’s incredible life in tremendous detail. The biography informs the reader about Hamilton’s life in way that makes the reader feel the way Hamilton felt. Chernow helps readers understand the amazing Alexander Hamilton’s feelings through Hamilton’s written letters and descriptions of his hardships this makes readers able to see Hamilton as human. Hamilton is an incredibly impressive character, who defied all the odds of heritage and yet readers still see him as human. The begging stages of Hamilton’s life were dark and sorrowful; Chernow uses Hamilton’s hardships to help