Ron Chernow´s Biography of Alexander Hamilton

There are many characteristics that could impact one’s life in a negative way causing them to lose everything in life such as selfishness, messiness, untrustworthiness, self-righteousness, or ego. In the award-winning musical, Hamilton: The Revolution, by Lin-Manuel-Miranda, the character of protagonist, Alexander Hamilton may be described in many ways. However, one character trait stands out among the rest. The main character trait of Alexander Hamilton, self-righteousness, shaped everything about his life: how he grew up, how he dominated in debates, and even how he fell from grace. Hamilton always stuck by his ideals, not caring whether it affected other people. These traits led him to lose and gain

Alexander was born on January 11 in the year of either 1755 or 1757 (DeConde) and raised on an island in the West Indies known as Nevis. Here, he grew up with his older brother, James Hamilton. Hamilton’s father had left the family when Alexander was ten years old, (DeConde) and two years later, Alexander and James had to face the slow death of their mother, Rachel. Then, at age 17, a hurricane made its way through St. Croix 2. This catastrophic event inspired him to write an account of the storm. This piece was soon published in the colonies. Once leaders in his community realized his skills, they came together to raise a fund and send Alexander to New Jersey, in the hope that his future would brighten.

Hamilton: An American musical should not be used as an accurate way to explain Alexander Hamilton's life. It is clearly an over-dramatized, candy coated explanation of the time. Alexander Hamilton was a legendary founding father whose legacy has been permanently indented into the history books. He’s a man who will never be forgotten. But Hamilton is not his legacy. His real story is his legacy. History is his story. The truth is what he would want to be remembered by, not some overdone, moneymaking machine loosely based around his

From poverty, sickness, and despair to becoming America’s youngest founding father, and first Treasury Secretary the story of Alexander Hamilton in an inspiration that has been documented like never before in Ron Chernow’s novel Alexander Hamilton. You see, Alexander Hamilton grew up on the island of Nevis which was entrenched with poverty and illness; and it was these horrible conditions that proved to be the cause of the extreme misfortune that Alexander Hamilton’s childhood was riddled with. Not only did Alexander’s father abandon him, but he and his mother both fell prey to a horrible illness that claimed the life of Alexander’s mother; and after that everyone who he was put in the care of died. Eventually he didn’t have any other adults

The musical Hamilton tells the story of the life and death of Alexander Hamilton. Overcoming his past as a poor, orphaned boy, he became one of the founding fathers and even found his way onto the ten dollar bill. Despite all that he had accomplished, Alexander’s life took a very disastrous turn. His story is extremely tragic, especially when focusing in on his affair with Maria Reynolds, the death of his first son, Philip, and then his own death.

Alexander Hamilton was most likely born on January 11, 1757, although the exact year of his birth is unknown. Hamilton was born on the Caribbean island of Nevis or St. Kitts to Rachel Fawcett and James Hamilton, but he spent the majority of his youth on the island of St. Croix. His formal education as a child was minimal. When his mother died in 1768, Hamilton took his

Alexander Hamilton was a hard-working and pride-filled man that accomplished a lot in his life. He did his best in everything he did and never did anything with half-effort. “Men give me credit for some genius. All the genius I have lies in this; when I have a subject in hand, I study it profoundly. Day and night it is before me. My mind becomes pervaded with it. Then the effort that I have made is what people are pleased to call the fruit of genius. It is the fruit of labor and thought.” -Alexander Hamilton, quote #5. He lived an opulent and bigotry life, as he became a founding father and influenced today’s world.

Alexander Hamilton recently rose to prominence again because of the hit Broadway musical Hamilton, and the book Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow. Previously Hamilton’s role as Founding Father has been diminished because he never became president, and he also experienced political scandals that were detrimental to his career. However, his lack of prominence as a Founding Father, has not weakened his actual impact on United States history and political system. Alexander Hamilton had an immense impact on American history, through both obvious and subtle means, that have resulted in the government and political system we have today. Some obvious contributions that he made to the current political system, include the position of Secretary of Treasury, which set precedent, along with his establishment of a national bank. Earlier than that, he was instrumental in the creation of the Constitution as we know it today, and also helped the Constitution pass in various states. Some more subtle ways that he has influenced American history include his contributions to the party system, as well as his role in getting Thomas Jefferson elected as the third president of the United States.

Alexander Hamilton was the Secretary of the Treasury from 1789 to 1795. People know him because his portrait is on the ten dollar bill. Some people even know that he was shot by Aaron Burr. Even so, most people do not know much else about him and do not think his life was very interesting. Recently, a Broadway play about Hamilton came out. It stars Lin Manuel Miranda and has been a tremendous success. It has caused people to learn about the struggles in Hamilton’s life, how he was a hero, and what stands he took. Alexander Hamilton had a tough childhood, stood against Britain, and then as one of the Founding Fathers of our country wrote and convinced the colonists to ratify the new United States Constitution. In the new country, he took responsibility for banking and economic systems. But for Hamilton, America would not be what it

Alexander Hamilton was born in the Caribbean’s and later became part in an orphan family. Hamilton was always improving his life, trying to make the challenges he faced not so hard and effective towards his life. Growing up he was considered an outsider which meant he would never interact with anyone as much as others would but he was considered a brilliant young man. Hamilton was a bilingual speaker since his mother was French and his father was English. As a young child, he was a military glory which meant he always wished upon a war so he would be able to participate in it and to show others what his skills were capable of doing to save his country. Hamilton never completed his education at college but that did not stop him from being a fearless person participating in the military. Hamilton’s young adult life was the total opposite of George Washington’s. Washington was born into a higher level educated family, making his father to have owned approximately ten thousand slaves. He was a cautious and calm young man and his peers around him did not realize that he was an educated man.

Alexander, most likely had a bad case of influenza. Although Hamilton finally came around to defeating his illness, his mother died of Typhoid fever, sad to think that Hamilton had thought all his troubles were looking less bleak. When reading these interesting facts about him it shows that even from the worse set of circumstances, people can make the best of what lies ahead of them. What a bare background a person can have, and still become a person who helps shape the world for future generations. Meanwhile Hamilton’s brother James was sent to become a carpenter, he was offered to be a merchant and an importer. Hamilton’s brother had to learn the role of being a clerk. As a trainee to a man named Nicholas Cruger, Hamilton’s Brother used his skills in reading and mathematics it afforded him the opportunity to prove his ability to succeed.

Alexander Hamilton, having been born in the British West Indies, endured a difficult childhood, largely because there was little money to spare. His father, James Hamilton, was offered a job on St. Croix, collecting money from a man in debt. Due to this, Alex and his family moved to the island. Shortly after collecting the debt, James left St. Croix alone, deserting his family forever. Alexander never saw his father again, but proceeded to express his feelings to James through letters. Two years later, Hamilton and his mother were struck deathly ill. Alex began to recover, but his mother unfortunately perished. Left as an orphan, Alexander felt as though life couldn’t get any harder. That was, until the hurricane hit. The disaster spread devastation throughout the entire island. Hamilton wrote a letter to his father, describing the

If he had won the presidential campaign in 2016 what would he have stood for? I will be taking this approach by starting out with a short summary of his early and more personal life. Then I will be turning to the political side. While telling his story, I will be making comparisons from the 1700s and 2016. In conclusion, the project will investigate the life of Alexander Hamilton while drawing similarities to how the country is run

On February 17, 2015, the world of Broadway and musical theatre was introduced to Hamilton: An American Musical written by the young composer, Lin-Manuel Miranda. Hamilton is a musical, based on the book Alexander Hamilton written by Ron Chernow, which tells the story of the life and the tragedies of founding father Alexander Hamilton. This musical uses various styles of rap, hip-hop and R&B music that remain foreign genres when it comes to the average show tune that is heard (Piepenburg 1). Bringing in about 30 million dollars at the box-office and rising, Hamilton is right behind other blockbuster musicals such as Wicked and The Lion King for the title of one of the highest-grossing shows currently on Broadway (3).

Upon finishing our class reading of Shakespeare's Macbeth, we were assigned an essay that had to show that we understood Macbeth in whatever way we found appropriate. For my essay, I will be comparing Macbeth’s life to the life of Alexander Hamilton. I will talk a little about Hamilton’s life, explain why I chose to compare the two, and then give similarities I found that the two shared. Alexander Hamilton, the first treasury secretary of the United States, was one of the founding fathers of the U.S. He was born on January 11, 1775 in St.Croix, and came to America in hopes of going to school and fighting in the American Revolution after his mother died and his father abandoned him.