The Hamilton Scheme: An Epic Tale of Money and Power in the American Founding

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Last update: 07-09-2024


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JS
5.0 out of 5 stars What if Alexander Hamilton was Robert Moses?
Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2024
Alexander Hamilton has been held up in recent years as one of the most brilliant minds among the Founding Fathers who foresaw how to make America into a powerful nation. But what if Hamilton's program was inherently anti-democratic and required deception and the impoverishment of thousands? What if Hamilton was aware of this, and accomplished his marriage of the government to financial power through building elite networks with moneyed interests?

Hamilton's brilliance was accompanied by arrogance, visible in his many missteps. He knew from the beginning what he wanted the country to become, and he had decided he was going to be the one to do it. Demolishing democracy along the way was just part of the fun for him. In short, he was a character much like Robert Moses. Read this book to learn more. Thanks to NetGalley for providing me with an advance copy.
AndreaRomance
5.0 out of 5 stars Compelling
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2024
Behind the myth, Alexander Hamilton developed a visionary yet polarizing economic blueprint which spurred explosive growth and bitter battles over democracy itself. This portrayal of Hamilton and those who opposed him reveals the conflict between the American oligarchy and the everyday Americans who fought for the rights of full citizenship.

This compelling audiobook is brilliantly narrated by the author. It’s interesting, informative, and easy to read. I enjoyed the human stories and the intellectual debates that helped forge the early United States.

Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC I received. This is my honest and voluntary review.

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