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Alexander Hamilton (精装)
by Ron Chernow
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American history, Fictional history |
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| MSL Pointer Review:
This masterly biography is another brilliant achievement by Ron Chernow, the bestselling author of The House of Morgan and Titan. |
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Charles Cron (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-22 00:00>
Possibly one of the best written biographies of any founding father in the last century. Exhaustively researched, minutely detailed and lovingly written.
However, Chernow's argument that Hamilton did more than any other founding father to shape our government and our nation as we know it is not entirely convincing. Hamilton's masterful knowledge of business, finance and economics is undeniable, and many of the programs and policies which he guided and helped into being are still in place today - truly a testament to his skill and genius as a business man. But Chernow fails to explain away one main criticism of this thesis - that Hamilton's own political acumen was not as sharp as some have acknowledged, and that he lacked the breadth of vision and inspiration of many politicians of his day.
For instance, Hamilton's displeasure in the Articles of Confederation lead to the writing of the Constitution - but his policy suggestions and solutions for that document were politicallty untenable and often times ludicrous (eg. calling for a President who would be elected by Congress for a life-term, which many saw as regressing to virtual monarchy.) He was, however, very prescient about already formed political systems and the the events which could cause their undoing (he foresaw disaster in the French Revolution, and predicted that America would be thrown into the Civil War nearly a half-century before it occured.) Once written, the Constitution became Hamilton's "cause celebre," and he, moreso than any other framer, was its champion and advocate - it was Hamilton who took the lead in forcing its ratification state by state, persuading the reluctant and eventually establishing it as our most reverred document and the "law of the land." This theme is consistent throughout the book - that while others govern and shape policy, Hamilton makes their visions a reality. In that respect, the founding fathers are the architects of our government, whereas Hamilton is the chief engineer. In business, however, the reverse is true - Hamilton was visionary and without equal, which was why he was the favorite of some (Washington and the Federalists) and the bane of others (Adams, Jefferson and Burr.)
Still, all in all, if you read one biography this year, make sure that it is this one - like its namesake, it is an astounding triumph on virtually all levels.
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