Very informative reading! The editor of the series (American Statesmen Series) says in his note that the author (Henry C Lodge) is the descendant of an intimate friend of Hamilton!

In today's political climate, with so many wanting to do away with the Electoral College (because it's not democratic) it's great to learn why it was instituted - Hamilton's hatred of democracy, with France's revolution an indicator of what happens when democracy is instituted (anarchy!) is emphasized. Hamilton had a lot to do with the way our country is managed, or at least, how it was set up to be managed. Much has deteriorated since his death.

Another interesting fact given is that in defense of the Constitution against democracy, he encourages the formation of an association, "The Christian constitutional Society" to support Christian religion & the Constitution of the United States! Where do people get the idea that the US was not founded on Christian principles? ( )

Book received from NetGalley.

While this was an interesting book and the first I have read about this Founding Father, I feel there are better and newer biographies out there that would be a better read. The best thing about this book is that it didn't fall into the flowery language of the era it was written in. It is likely to be heavily biased toward certain areas of his life while glossing over the not so good things he did. I think this was reprinted due to the hype over the hit musical and is mainly a way to cash in on it. Usually, I enjoy the reprints by this publisher, but I just wasn't that big of a fan of this one. ( )