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nGet to know Americas most controversial Founding Father through his own public writings and private letters nA brash immigrant who rose to become George Washingtons right-hand man. A fierce partisan whose nationalist vision made him Thomas Jeffersons bitter rival. An unfaithful husband whose commitment to personal honor brought his life to a tragic early end. The amazing success of Lin-Manuel Mirandas musical Hamilton has 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. n nSelected and introduced by acclaimed historian Joanne B. Freeman, The Essentail Hamilton is a readers edition of the Founding Fathers 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.n
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