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144 pp.
| Putnam |
January, 2011 |
TradeISBN 978-0-399-25546-5$16.99
(3)
4-6
Illustrated by
Ian Schoenherr.
Carefully researched and beautifully designed (including well-selected woodcuts and art reproductions), this offering from veteran biographer Fritz introduces Alexander Hamilton. Readers' appreciation of this cradle-to-grave biography would be enhanced through prior knowledge of the man; Hamilton's place in history and value to an emerging nation don't emerge until almost halfway through the book. Explanatory notes are appended. Bib., ind.