Alexander Hamilton: The Formative Years

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A fresh and fascinating account of Alexander Hamilton’s origins, youth, and indispensable services during the American Revolution.
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Average Pledge Per Backer: $125

Funded: $10,012 of $9,000
Dates: Apr 12th -> May 13th (32 days)
Project By: Michael E. Newton
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Latest News

Thank you for helping Alexander Hamilton: The Formative Years reach its goal.

May 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Congratulations! Alexander Hamilton: The Formative Years has reached its $9,000 goal.  I would like to thank everyone here who supported this project and pre-ordered copies of Alexander Hamilton: The Formative Years. I would especially like to... (Read More)

Nearing the finish line

May 8th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Douglas Hamilton (Alexander Hamilton’s fifth great grandson) reviews Alexander Hamilton: The Formative Years

May 6th - via: kickstarter.com
“In 1800, the topic of Alexander Hamilton’s birth was the subject of criticism to which Hamilton remarked ‘there is much mistake.’ He implored his friends to help set the record straight. Most biographers in the succeeding 215 years did... (Read More)

Stephen Knott’s review of Alexander Hamilton: The Formative Years

May 4th - via: kickstarter.com
I am honored to share with you a review of Alexander Hamilton: The Formative Years written by Stephen F. Knott, a Professor of National Security Affairs at the United States Naval War College and the author of Alexander Hamilton and the Persistence... (Read More)

A lot of new discoveries that will be found in Alexander Hamilton: The Formative Years

May 1st - via: kickstarter.com
As mentioned in a previous update, three or four times each week I post some new discoveries that will be found in Alexander Hamilton: The Formative Years. Below is a list of those new discoveries with links to each of them. I especially recommend... (Read More)

Rand Scholet, President & Founder of the Alexander Hamilton Awareness Society, reviews Alexander Hamilton: The Formative Years

April 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Rand Scholet, President & Founder of the Alexander Hamilton Awareness Society, has written the following review of Alexander Hamilton: The Formative Years: Michael E. Newton’s Alexander Hamilton: The Formative Years represents a significant... (Read More)

Economics professor Richard Sylla reviews Alexander Hamilton: The Formative Years

April 20th - via: kickstarter.com
“Covering Hamilton’s background, birth, and youth in the West Indies and his first decade in the United States, Alexander Hamilton: The Formative Years details Hamilton’s emergence as a revolutionary pamphleteer, military leader, General... (Read More)

More signed copies for backers

April 16th - via: kickstarter.com
So far, six of the eight people supporting Alexander Hamilton: The Formative Years have opted for signed copies of the book. It does not take a genius like Alexander Hamilton to realize that this is what you want. Accordingly, I have removed the... (Read More)

Some of the New Discoveries to be Found In Alexander Hamilton: The Formative Years

April 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Between now and the end of this Kickstarter campaign, I'll be posting/blogging about new discoveries I made in conducting the research for Alexander Hamilton: The Formative Years. Rather than post nearly daily updates on Kickstarter, I'll be posting... (Read More)

The first review of Alexander Hamilton: The Formative Years is now

April 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Leonard A. Zax, President of the Hamilton Partnership for Paterson, has written the first review of Alexander Hamilton: The Formative Years: “We now live in the America that Alexander Hamilton launched. Just as Hamilton’s star continues to rise,... (Read More)

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