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Explores the shifting reputation of America’s most controversial founding father. Stephen Knott surveys the Hamilton image in the minds of American statesmen, scholars, literary figures, and the media, explaining why Americans are content to live in a Hamiltonian nation but reluctant to embrace the man himself.

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There is no Founding Father whose reputation has waxed and waned so dramatically, who has aroused so much hatred and contempt. In his invaluable new book, Knott does a marvelous job of gathering all the different views of Hamilton and weaving them into a clear and interesting narrative." —David Brooks in The Weekly Standard

"An important and lasting contribution to future debates about the Founding's meaning." — First Things

"An important book." —Claremont Review of Books

"Makes a compelling case for Hamilton's importance." - History; Reviews of New Books

Alexander Hamilton and the Persistence of Myth

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      Publisher: University Press of Kansas
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 28/02/2002
      ISBN13: 9780700614196, 978-0700614196
      ISBN10: 0700614192
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Explores the shifting reputation of America’s most controversial founding father. Stephen Knott surveys the Hamilton image in the minds of American statesmen, scholars, literary figures, and the media, explaining why Americans are content to live in a Hamiltonian nation but reluctant to embrace the man himself.

      Trade Review
      There is no Founding Father whose reputation has waxed and waned so dramatically, who has aroused so much hatred and contempt. In his invaluable new book, Knott does a marvelous job of gathering all the different views of Hamilton and weaving them into a clear and interesting narrative." —David Brooks in The Weekly Standard

      "An important and lasting contribution to future debates about the Founding's meaning." — First Things

      "An important book." —Claremont Review of Books

      "Makes a compelling case for Hamilton's importance." - History; Reviews of New Books

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