Alexander Hamilton (book)

Alexander Hamilton
AuthorRon Chernow
LanguageEnglish
SubjectAlexander Hamilton
GenreNon-fiction; biography
PublisherPenguin Press
Publication date
April 26, 2004[1]
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint, digital, audio
Pages818 (hardcover)
ISBN978-1-59420-009-0
973.4092
LC ClassE302.6.H2 2004

Alexander Hamilton is a 2004 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 2005 National Book Critics Circle Award in biography. In 2015, 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.

  1. ^ Vankin, Deborah (August 10, 2017). "A 'Hamilton' timeline: How a single song grew into a global musical juggernaut". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 2, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.