Alexander Hamilton, Revolutionary
Square Fish · Paperback · October 1, 2019
Complex, passionate, brilliant, flawed—Alexander Hamilton comes alive in this exciting YA biography by Martha Brockenbrough.
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- Who it’s for
- A vivid biography pairs Hamilton’s own writing with the contradictions of his public and private life.
- Themes
- Hamilton’s rise to power, American government and policy, Hamilton’s personal life
- Genres
- Lives in History, Colonial & Revolutionary America for Teens, Political Lives
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Complex, passionate, brilliant, flawed—Alexander Hamilton comes alive in this exciting YA biography by Martha Brockenbrough. He was born out of wedlock on a small island in the West Indies and orphaned as a teenager. From those inauspicious circumstances, he rose to a position of power and influence in colonial America.
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Discover this founding father's incredible true story: his brilliant scholarship and military career; his groundbreaking and enduring policy, which shapes American government today; his salacious and scandalous personal life; his heartrending end. Richly informed by Hamilton's own writing, with archival artwork and new illustrations, Alexander Hamilton, Revolutionary is an in-depth biography of an extraordinary man.
A Complicated Founder
A vivid biography pairs Hamilton’s own writing with the contradictions of his public and private life.
Come here for
- Hamilton’s scholarship, military career, enduring policies, and scandalous personal life
- Archival artwork and new illustrations alongside Hamilton’s own writing
Expect
- An in-depth YA biography of a brilliant, flawed founding father
- A life spanning orphanhood, influence, and a heartrending end
Where it sits
| Colonial & Revolutionary America for Teens | 80% |
|---|---|
| Political Lives | 59% |
| Lives in History | 37% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Political Lives
- Presidents & First Families
- Colonial & Revolutionary America for Teens
- Authors
- Martha Brockenbrough
- Publisher
- Square Fish
- Published
- October 1, 2019
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Hamilton’s rise to power · American government and policy · Hamilton’s personal life
- Reading lane
- Political Lives