Alexander Hamilton: The Making of America #1

My 10 year old son loves Hamilton the Musical, and had to choose someone for a school biography reading/writing project. He breezes through this book, and enjoyed reading it. Many of the other Hamilton books were too young or too old for him. This one was perfect. It includes original writings and citations as well.

I am 11 and chose this review because it is a very interesting book and I loved learning stuff about Hamilton,central government, and other things

My 10 yr old and I enjoyed reading this book. She loves Hamilton the Musical just as much as I do and this book helped it come alive even more.

For those of you that know me, you know that I am obsessed with the Broadway musical Hamilton. I know all of the songs by heart, and have listened to them more times than I can count. My love for the musical has led me to want to learn all that I can about Alexander Hamilton. Recently I picked up Teri Kanefield's biography of Alexander Hamilton. I thought it was an interesting portrayal.Teri Kanefield's Alexander Hamilton is intended for a middle grade audience. Truth be told, it reminded me a lot of Ron Chernow's Alexander Hamilton, only simplified in a way that older children and preteens can understand it a lot better. I think this would be a great way to get a child who loves the musical educated on a more accurate description of what happened in Hamilton's life.I only wish that the book would have gone into a little bit more detail on Hamilton's relationships with his friends as well. They were just briefly mentioned, and for some of them, it wasn't mentioned how he originally met them at all. Because I had already read Ron Chernow's Alexander Hamilton, I already knew a lot of the facts that were in this book. However, I did enjoy the excerpts of Hamilton's writing in the back of this book, several of which I had never read before.I think Teri Kanefield's Alexander Hamilton is a great way for older children and preteens to learn about Alexander Hamilton's life, especially if they enjoy the musical. While I love the musical dearly, some parts of it are not an accurate representation of his life. This book works to correct those parts, and to accurately educate people about him. I will have to see if this author has written about any other historical figures I might be interested in learning more about, or teaching my nieces and nephews about.

Homeschooler. Doing unit study on Hamilton, this book is great. :)

Bought for son to do book report at school. He enjoyed it.

The book Hamilton: The Making of America, by Teri Kanefiled is about Alexander Hamilton's life. In the book she writes about how Hamilton wanted a free country. In the play he thought they would get a free country by winning the war. However in real life, according to the book, he thought the country would be free by organizing our money and by keeping the public from fighting each other; as he said, “Not by fighting are we going to win.” Plus, the book has much more accurate information than the play and the pictures were realistic so, overall I'd give this book 3 stars. On the other hand, it left out some important information, like how he created the branches of government. All in all, I'll say that it is helpful for anyone who is interested in learning about Hamilton.

Very well-written. An excellent, quick, gripping read. Fabulous for kids and adults. So relevant to the modern day.