Alexander Hamilton: The Pen and the Pulse

di Jamie Glick (Autore)

Bedtime Biographies, 2026

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Alexander Hamilton: The Wealthy-Minded West Indian Follow Hamilton’s unparalleled revolutionary career: The West Indian Crucible (1755–1772): Witness the formative instability, the loss of his mother to yellow fever, and the counting-house apprenticeship that revealed his precocious administrative talent by age 14. The Radicalization of a Scholar (1773–1775): Join Hamilton at King’s College in New York as he transitions from student to powerful revolutionary pamphleteer, analyzing constitutional law before he was twenty. The Artillery Captain’s Ascent (1776–1777): Discover his bravery at Trenton and Princeton, establishing his oldest active unit in the US Army today. The Aide-de-Camp and the General (1777–1781): Explore the indispensable partnership with George Washington, where Hamilton managed the Continental Army’s correspondence and yearning for a field command. Yorktown and the Schuyler Alliance (1781–1782): Experience his social ascent through marriage to Eliza Schuyler and his legendary bayonet charge on Redoubt 10, facilitating the final British surrender. Drafting the Federal Machine (1787–1788): See him as New York’s lone consistent advocate for a powerful central government and the mastermind behind The Federalist Papers, conceived to secure the Constitution’s ratification. The Secretary and the National Blueprint (1789–1795): Uncover how he established the Bank of the United States, standardized the currency, and viewed a "national debt" as a "national blessing," fierce against his rivals Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Factions, Scandals, and the Quasi-War (1795–1801): Follow his post-Treasury years through the public confession of "The Reynolds Pamphlet" and his command of the army during the Quasi-War with France. The Duel at Weehawken and the End of Publius (1801–1804): Trace the personal tragedies and the final, fatal intersection with Aaron Burr, culminating on the morning of July 11, 1804.

• Autore: Jamie Glick
• Durata in (hh:mm:ss): 03:36:54
• Anno edizione: 2026
• Editore: Bedtime Biographies
• Lingua: Inglese
• EAN: 9780466481698