Alexander Hamilton: the Outsider

This book provides highlights and insights into Hamilton into an action-packed thrill ride fashion. Pretty typical of most history or standard text books, the best of this book is how the information or text is provided. Long, for my tastes and use, I still can find value for the reading in today's

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curriculum.

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Brief biography of Alexander Hamilton. It seemed to have little of the understated humour that I expect from a Jean Fritz book, but that may have been because I listened to it on audio. Hamilton seems to have been astonishingly assertive, energetic, intelligent, and emotional. That he managed to

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die in a duel before he turned 50 is not that surprising.

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3.5 Published in 2011 before all the Hamilton hoopla, though very handy for understanding it! Written for elementary/middle school. Clear and concise and age-appropriate considering some of Hamilton's scandals. Gets a little mired in details, especially of the War for Independence, but that

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reflects the thoroughness of research and integrating it. Creates a valiant portrait of Hamilton himself -- both intellectually and militarily. Great traits to have in a hero. Overall, gives a sense of the difficulty of building a government from scratch, not to mention the challenges of extracting an entire people from another's country's rule. Her preface has a noble intent: "If I could have one wish for the present generation, it would be that they are motivated by the same sense of justice and equally insistent on defending it."

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