{"product_id":"alexander-hamilton-a-very-short-introduction","title":"Alexander Hamilton: A Very Short Introduction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a brief introduction to the life, thought, work, and legacy of Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804), but it is not a traditional biography. Public curiosity about Hamilton, his life, and his work has swelled, particularly among those intrigued by popular-culture portrayals in the Broadway musical Hamilton: An American Musical. This book presents a summary of Hamilton's life and explores his role in revolution, constitutionalism, economics, diplomacy, and war, as well as his relationship to honour culture and duelling.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe epilogue considers Hamilton's legacies. The book considers Hamilton as a key founding father, focusing on his work as a politician, a constitutional thinker, and the nation's first secretary of the treasury. In that role, Hamilton was perhaps the leading American domestic policy-maker and nationalist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58171585528192,"sku":"9780190082017","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0364\/6285\/4275\/files\/9780190082017.jpg?v=1780671451","url":"https:\/\/shop.nationalarchives.gov.uk\/products\/alexander-hamilton-a-very-short-introduction","provider":"The National Archives Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}