Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton — a New York Times Bestseller and the inspiration for the hit Broadway musical Hamilton — is Pulitzer Prize–winning author Ron Chernow’s definitive biography of one of America’s most misunderstood Founding Fathers.

In this sweeping work, Chernow chronicles Hamilton’s rise from an impoverished Caribbean orphan to a key architect of the United States — George Washington’s aide, coauthor of The Federalist Papers, founder of the Bank of New York, and America’s first Treasury Secretary.

Blending rich historical detail with deep humanity, Chernow reveals a brilliant, ambitious, and passionate man whose vision shaped the nation’s political and economic foundations. Through triumphs, scandals, and his tragic duel with Aaron Burr, Hamilton’s story becomes that of America itself — bold, conflicted, and endlessly compelling.