{"product_id":"the-essential-hamilton-letters-other-writings-a-library-of-america-special-publication-9781598535365","title":"The Essential Hamilton: Letters \u0026 Other Writings: A Library of America Special Publication","description":"\u003cb\u003eGet to know America's most controversial Founding Father through his own public writings and private letters\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA brash immigrant who rose to become George Washington's right-hand man. A fierce partisan whose nationalist vision made him Thomas Jefferson's bitter rival. An unfaithful husband whose commitment to personal honor brought his life to a tragic early end. The amazing success of Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical \u003ci\u003eHamilton \u003c\/i\u003ehas stoked an extraordinary resurgence of interest in Alexander Hamilton, the brilliant and divisive founder who profoundly shaped the American republic. Now, Library of America presents an unrivaled portrait of Hamilton in his own words, charting his meteoric rise, his controversial tenure as treasury secretary, and his scandalous final years--all culminating in his infamous duel with Aaron Burr. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSelected and introduced by acclaimed historian Joanne B. Freeman, \u003ci\u003eThe Essentail Hamilton\u003c\/i\u003e is a reader's edition of the Founding Father's public writings and private letters, plus the correspondence between Burr and Hamilton that led to their duel and two conflicting eyewitness accounts of their fatal encounter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3464955\"\u003eAlexander Hamilton\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Library of America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/23\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 447\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 4.90w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781598535365\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1598535366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036030\"\u003eUnited States | Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO010000\"\u003ePolitical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036020\"\u003eUnited States | Colonial Period (1600-1775)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJOANNE B. FREEMAN\u003c\/b\u003e, editor, is professor of History and American Studies at Yale University and a leading authority on Hamilton and his world. Author of the award-winning \u003ci\u003eAffairs of Honor: National Politics in the New Republic \u003c\/i\u003eand a co-host of the popular history podcast \u003ci\u003eBackStory\u003c\/i\u003e, she has appeared in numerous PBS \u003ci\u003eAmerican Experience \u003c\/i\u003edocumentaries, and, more recently, in the \u003ci\u003eGreat Performances \u003c\/i\u003edocumentary \"Hamilton's America.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of America","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43832747884683,"sku":"9781598535365","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_12410cb3-2d25-4bf8-8e8c-ba7eadc316bf.jpg?v=1755621753","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/the-essential-hamilton-letters-other-writings-a-library-of-america-special-publication-9781598535365","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}