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Marc Koralnik |
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ALEXANDER HAMILTON
BEFORE THE BROADWAY PLAY THAT BECAME A POP CULTURAL PHENOMENON,
THERE WAS THE BOOK.
THERE WAS THE BOOK.
In this New York Times Bestseller (which has now returned to the list and reached #1), acclaimed historian Ron Chernow vividly re-creates the whole sweep of Alexander Hamilton's turbulent life his exotic, brutal upbringing; his titanic feuds with celebrated rivals; his pivotal role in defining the shape of the federal government; his shocking illicit romances; his enlightened abolitionism; and his famous death in a duel with Aaron Burr in July 1804.
The author has now been selected as a 2015 National Humanities Medalist, honored for "for bringing our Nation's story to life. Through his examination of America's successful giants and titans, he also invites his readers to discover their failures and foibles, uncovering enduring lessons that inform our modern era by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
RON CHERNOW is the bestselling author of six books: ALEXANDER HAMILTON (finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography); THE HOUSE OF MORGAN (winner of the National Book Award for Nonfiction); THE WARBURGS; THE DEATH OF THE BANKER; TITAN: The Life of John D. Rockefeller (finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography); and WASHINGTON (winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography).
*In addition to the massive success of the Tony Award-winning Broadway theatrical adaptation Hamilton, the UK production will premiere in London's West End in 2017, from award-winning producer Cameron MacKintosh (Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera, Miss Saigon).
*In TV news, Ron Chernow's THE WARBURGS has been optioned for television by Playground Television UK Ltd, the production company behind the award-winning miniseries Wolf Hall and Dancing on the Edge.
The author has now been selected as a 2015 National Humanities Medalist, honored for "for bringing our Nation's story to life. Through his examination of America's successful giants and titans, he also invites his readers to discover their failures and foibles, uncovering enduring lessons that inform our modern era by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
RON CHERNOW is the bestselling author of six books: ALEXANDER HAMILTON (finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography); THE HOUSE OF MORGAN (winner of the National Book Award for Nonfiction); THE WARBURGS; THE DEATH OF THE BANKER; TITAN: The Life of John D. Rockefeller (finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography); and WASHINGTON (winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography).
*In addition to the massive success of the Tony Award-winning Broadway theatrical adaptation Hamilton, the UK production will premiere in London's West End in 2017, from award-winning producer Cameron MacKintosh (Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera, Miss Saigon).
*In TV news, Ron Chernow's THE WARBURGS has been optioned for television by Playground Television UK Ltd, the production company behind the award-winning miniseries Wolf Hall and Dancing on the Edge.
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