The Intimate Life Of Alexander Hamilton

The Intimate Life of Alexander Hamilton is a biography written by Allan McLane Hamilton, a distant cousin of the founding father. The book provides an in-depth look at the personal life of Alexander Hamilton, including his childhood, family relationships, and romantic affairs. It also delves into his political career, including his role in the American Revolution and his time as the first Secretary of the Treasury under George Washington.Hamilton's complex personality is explored, including his ambition, intelligence, and at times, his arrogance. The book also examines his struggles with personal demons, including his extramarital affairs and the scandal that ultimately led to his death in a duel with Aaron Burr.The Intimate Life of Alexander Hamilton offers a unique perspective on one of America's most influential founding fathers, providing insight into both his public and private life. It is a must-read for anyone interested in American history, politics, or the life of Alexander Hamilton.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Allan McLane Hamilton was the grandson of Alexander Hamilton. A noted psychiatrist, he is best known for authoring several works in that field including Recollections of an Alienist. He served as an expert, witness or advisor to many insanity trials. He lived in New York and passed away in 1919.

After a successful seventeen-year career as a feature writer for the Philadelphia Bulletin, magazine writer for the Philadelphia Inquirer, investigative journalist for Philadelphia Magazine and stringer for Time-Life News Service, Willard Sterne Randall pursued advanced studies in history at Princeton University. Biographer of Benjamin and William Franklin, of Benedict Arnold, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and Ethan Allen, he has co-authored collections of biographies and e-books with his wife, the biographer and award-winning poet, Nancy Nahra. As a journalist, Randall won the National Magazine Award for Public Service from Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, the Standard Gravure Award, the Hillman Prize, the Loeb Award and the John Hancock Prize. His Benedict Arnold biography received four national awards and was a New York Times Notable Book. Publishers Weekly chose his biography of Jefferson as one of the ten best biographies of 1993. He received the Award of Merit of the American Revolution Round Table. He taught American history at John Cabot University in Rome and at the University of Vermont and Champlain College, where he was a Distinguished Scholar in History and is a Professor Emeritus. He is a contributing editor to MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History. He lives, writes, teaches, lectures and likes to swim in Burlington, Vermont.