Alexander Hamilton, Revolutionary

By Martha Brockenbrough

Complex, passionate, brilliant, flawed—Alexander Hamilton comes alive in this exciting YA biography by Martha Brockenbrough.

He was born out of wedlock on a small island in the West Indies and orphaned as a teenager. From those inauspicious circumstances, he rose to a position of power and influence in colonial America.

Discover this founding father's incredible true story: his brilliant scholarship and military career; his groundbreaking and enduring policy, which shapes American government today; his salacious and scandalous personal life; his heartrending end.

Richly informed by Hamilton's own writing, with archival artwork and new illustrations, Alexander Hamilton, Revolutionary is an in-depth biography of an extraordinary man.

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Published Oct 1, 2019

384 pages

Average rating: 4.5

2 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

LadyAmandaW
May 07, 2026
4/10 stars
I love "Hamilton" the Musical it was awesome! However, looking at this book from a YA perspective it was very slow. For teens that really enjoy nonfiction they may get into this but, it is just to jumbled up with a lot of facts. I think a lot of teens will want to read of it because of it being about Alexander Hamilton but, I think they will lose interest after awhile.

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