A video of this post is here. On October 12, 2018, an eight-foot-tall sculpture of Alexander Hamilton was unveiled at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut.…
Now available: Alexander Hamilton: A Brief Biography: on Amazon (print & ebook), and other stores via Ingram (ISBN 9780974589930 print, 978-1-0882-9814-5 ebook) Alexander Hamilton: A Friend to America, vol. 1: on…
Some of my greatest inspiration and encouragement has come from hearing how other writers carved out their niches — so here’s why I’ve been writing about outdoor sculptures in New York City…
Elijah Boardman (1760-1823) In 1790, when Elijah was thirty years old, John Ramage painted his two-inch high portrait on ivory. From it, you'd probably recognize Elijah if you met him on…
The is my final post in the Hamilton Musical series: a very personal selection of Hamilton's writings from 1798 to 1804 that reminds me what I like so much about…
In which Callender accuses Hamilton of speculation, and Hamilton replies: June to August 1797. [NOTE: My latest thoughts on the Reynolds Affair are available in Alexander Hamilton and the Reynolds Affair.…
In which Reynolds accuses Hamilton of speculation: December 1792. [NOTE: My latest thoughts on the Reynolds Affair are available in Alexander Hamilton and the Reynolds Affair. For a shorter version,…
In which Hamilton has a torrid affair, and pays a price. [NOTE: My latest thoughts on the Reynolds Affair are available in Alexander Hamilton and the Reynolds Affair. For a…
Hamilton proposes to stimulate manufacturing in order to help make Americans prosperous. This post on Hamilton's Report on Manufactures (submitted to Congress on December 5, 1791) is the third of three posts…
Second of three posts on Hamilton's financial program, 1790-1791. Last week's post, the introduction to this series, included a chronology of Hamilton's major writings as secretary of the Treasury and an…