giofranchi Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 I have just finished reading [amazonsearch]Alexander Hamilton[/amazonsearch] by Ron Chernow today. What a sad end for a man so much brilliant he was decades ahead of all his contemporaries, intellectually at least! He single handedly envisioned and built the capitalistic system that was going to be so much successful in the centuries that followed, while Jefferson and Adams still regarded banks and corporations as an evil to be defeated at all costs… And yet, he died in a duel over an adjective he happened to use indiscreetly during a social gathering, and left his family in dire financial straits, indebted, and at the mercy of his creditors… I am getting ever more convinced that in the long run no IQ level can compensate for a lack of rationality and clear thinking. Men are rather reasoning then reasonable animals, for the most part governed by the impulse of passion. --Alexander Hamilton, Letter of April 16, 1802 Sadly, in the end that description fitted Mr. Hamilton as well… Cheers, Gio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netnet Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 I am getting ever more convinced that in the long run no IQ level can compensate for a lack of rationality and clear thinking. Too true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobafdek Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 And it is a terrible decision - wrong, wrong, wrong - to change the portrait on the $10 U.S. note. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liberty Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 I have that one on my shelf, looking forward to reading it. I wasn't that familiar with Mr. Hamilton until someone - I don't remember who it was at the moment - explained why he was such a special man and that made me want to learn more. I'm currently reading a book about the Apollo Project. Not sure what I'll read next, but this thread has definitely bumped the Hamilton bio up the stack.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handycap5 Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 highly recommend listening to the hamilton broadway score after reading the book (available for free on YouTube). Very clever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liberty Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 highly recommend listening to the hamilton broadway score after reading the book (available for free on YouTube). Very clever! Oh wow, thanks for that suggestion. Might be the only musical (other than Dr. Horrible) that I end up liking. http://youtu.be/IBl3MQ8-Tt8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liberty Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Listened to the album today, lots of fun. I get why this guy won a Macarthur award. Some great writing of very complex historical events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liberty Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 60 Minutes on Hamilton the play, and Lin-Manuel Miranda: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/hamilton-broadway-musical-60-minutes-charlie-rose/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurgis Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 I'll have to see this if it's ever shown on TV/streaming or made into a movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boilermaker75 Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 I read Hamilton several years ago. I had an original edition. My daughter saw the play on Broadway and loved it. The next time she was back in NYC she saw it again so I had Chernow sign my book and gave it to her. Last night I saw Hamilton in LA with my daughter. It was my father's day present. It was her fourth time seeing it--twice on Broadway and twice in LA. I loved it. It was amazing and quite emotional at the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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