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Despite his less-than-promising beginnings as the only key Founding Father not born and raised on American soil, Hamilton was one of the best and brightest of his generation. His notoriety has rested almost entirely on his role as Secretary of the Treasury in Washington's administration, yet few realize that Washington and Hamilton's bond was forged during the Revolutionary War. Alexander Hamilton's Revolution is the first book to explore Hamilton's critical role during the battle for independence. New information presents a little-known and underpublished aspect of Hamilton's life: that he was not only Washington's favorite staff officer, but also his right-hand man for most of the Revolution, serving as Chief of Staff from 1777 to early 1781. While he found this position rewarding, Hamilton continually asked Washington for a field command. Hamilton's wish was granted at the decisive battle of Yorktown, where his Infantry Battalion charged on the defensive bastion on Cornwallis's left flank. Hamilton's capture of this position, while French forced captured the adjacent position, sealed Cornwallis's fate and forced his surrender and ultimate colonial victory. The entire patriotic cause benefited immeasurably from the advice and strategies provided to Washington by his youngest staff officer, Alexander Hamilton. Now, those critical contributions are brought to light in Hamilton's Revolution.… (altro)
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Definitely a 4.5 star book, taking away a smidge just because there are times where Tucker repeats himself repeating himself with repetition, but the information is great! If you're one for history or biographies this is one for you! Or if you're obsessed with a certain rapping broadway star, this will give you some more insight into who Hamilton was, or more really, a packed few years that really helped form his personality and beliefs as well as his relationship with Washington. You won't get the whole Chernow version of Hamilton, but Tucker brings some insight into the passion that made the man. ( )
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To America's distinguished chiefs of staff and Captain Louis McLane Hamilton, the grandson of Alexander Hamilton. The youngest captain in the United States Army and a proud member of the 7th Cavalry, Captain Hamilton, as promising in the early years after the Civil War as his grandfather had been at the beginning of the American Revolution, was killed during a charge by one of the first hostile shots fired during Lieutenant Colonel Armstrong Custer's surprise attack on the Southern Cheyenne village on the Washita River on a snowy November 27, 1868.
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Alexander Hamilton, a brilliant young immigrant from the Caribbean, made his dreams come true in America in spectacular fashion and in relatively short time.
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In the end, Alexander Hamilton became the very embodiment of the American dream and much more, demonstrating that anything was possible by someone who refused to be limited by artificial boundaries of class, wealth, and society.
Despite his less-than-promising beginnings as the only key Founding Father not born and raised on American soil, Hamilton was one of the best and brightest of his generation. His notoriety has rested almost entirely on his role as Secretary of the Treasury in Washington's administration, yet few realize that Washington and Hamilton's bond was forged during the Revolutionary War. Alexander Hamilton's Revolution is the first book to explore Hamilton's critical role during the battle for independence. New information presents a little-known and underpublished aspect of Hamilton's life: that he was not only Washington's favorite staff officer, but also his right-hand man for most of the Revolution, serving as Chief of Staff from 1777 to early 1781. While he found this position rewarding, Hamilton continually asked Washington for a field command. Hamilton's wish was granted at the decisive battle of Yorktown, where his Infantry Battalion charged on the defensive bastion on Cornwallis's left flank. Hamilton's capture of this position, while French forced captured the adjacent position, sealed Cornwallis's fate and forced his surrender and ultimate colonial victory. The entire patriotic cause benefited immeasurably from the advice and strategies provided to Washington by his youngest staff officer, Alexander Hamilton. Now, those critical contributions are brought to light in Hamilton's Revolution.
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