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🎧 GET THE AUDIOBOOK: https://bedtime-biographies.itch.io/alexander-hamilton-the-pen-and-the-pulse-audiobook
📖 GET THE EBOOK: https://leanpub.com/alexanderhamiltonthepenandthepulse
📦 PAPERBACK EDITION: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/alexander-hamilton-jamie-glick/1149876445?ean=9798256318970
OTHER PLATFORMS: You can also find this biography on Apple Books, Google Play, Spotify, and more
Explore the relentless mind and restless heart of the man who designed the American machine in Alexander Hamilton: The Pen and the Pulse.
From his origins as a penniless orphan on the island of Nevis to his fatal reckoning on the cliffs of Weehawken, this long-form biography audiobook traces the improbable journey of a West Indian immigrant who became the indispensable architect of a superpower. We examine the duality of his nature: the "Pen" that authored the blueprint for a global economy and the "Pulse" of a man driven by a desperate need for merit, honor, and a place to belong.
Key Chapters in this Biography:
The West Indian Crucible (1755–1772): Hamilton’s early life of instability, his mother’s death, and the 1772 hurricane that secured his exit to North America.
The Radicalization of a Scholar (1773–1775): His transition from a student at King’s College to a revolutionary pamphleteer analyzing constitutional law.
The Aide-de-Camp and the General (1777–1781): His years as the administrative engine of the Continental Army and his critical partnership with George Washington.
Yorktown and the Schuyler Alliance (1781–1782): His legendary bayonet charge on Redoubt 10 and his marriage into New York’s powerful Schuyler family.
The Architect of Law and Credit (1782–1787): The founding of the Bank of New York and the legal cases that established federal supremacy.
Drafting the Federal Machine (1787–1788): Hamilton’s role at the Constitutional Convention and his intellectual marathon writing The Federalist Papers.
The Secretary and the National Blueprint (1789–1795): His revolutionary work as the first Secretary of the Treasury, establishing the US dollar and national credit.
Factions, Scandals, and the Quasi-War (1795–1801): The public fallout of "The Reynolds Pamphlet" and his command of the army during tensions with France.
The Duel at Weehawken (1801–1804): The personal tragedies and the final, fatal encounter with Aaron Burr that silenced the "Pen" forever.
Experience the story of the Founding Father who saw the future of America before it had a name.
Subscribe for more deeply researched historical biographies and stories of global leadership.
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By Bedtime Biographies for Sleepy Time🎧 GET THE AUDIOBOOK: https://bedtime-biographies.itch.io/alexander-hamilton-the-pen-and-the-pulse-audiobook
📖 GET THE EBOOK: https://leanpub.com/alexanderhamiltonthepenandthepulse
📦 PAPERBACK EDITION: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/alexander-hamilton-jamie-glick/1149876445?ean=9798256318970
OTHER PLATFORMS: You can also find this biography on Apple Books, Google Play, Spotify, and more
Explore the relentless mind and restless heart of the man who designed the American machine in Alexander Hamilton: The Pen and the Pulse.
From his origins as a penniless orphan on the island of Nevis to his fatal reckoning on the cliffs of Weehawken, this long-form biography audiobook traces the improbable journey of a West Indian immigrant who became the indispensable architect of a superpower. We examine the duality of his nature: the "Pen" that authored the blueprint for a global economy and the "Pulse" of a man driven by a desperate need for merit, honor, and a place to belong.
Key Chapters in this Biography:
The West Indian Crucible (1755–1772): Hamilton’s early life of instability, his mother’s death, and the 1772 hurricane that secured his exit to North America.
The Radicalization of a Scholar (1773–1775): His transition from a student at King’s College to a revolutionary pamphleteer analyzing constitutional law.
The Aide-de-Camp and the General (1777–1781): His years as the administrative engine of the Continental Army and his critical partnership with George Washington.
Yorktown and the Schuyler Alliance (1781–1782): His legendary bayonet charge on Redoubt 10 and his marriage into New York’s powerful Schuyler family.
The Architect of Law and Credit (1782–1787): The founding of the Bank of New York and the legal cases that established federal supremacy.
Drafting the Federal Machine (1787–1788): Hamilton’s role at the Constitutional Convention and his intellectual marathon writing The Federalist Papers.
The Secretary and the National Blueprint (1789–1795): His revolutionary work as the first Secretary of the Treasury, establishing the US dollar and national credit.
Factions, Scandals, and the Quasi-War (1795–1801): The public fallout of "The Reynolds Pamphlet" and his command of the army during tensions with France.
The Duel at Weehawken (1801–1804): The personal tragedies and the final, fatal encounter with Aaron Burr that silenced the "Pen" forever.
Experience the story of the Founding Father who saw the future of America before it had a name.
Subscribe for more deeply researched historical biographies and stories of global leadership.