reading the chernow alexander hamilton biography as a very casual fan of the musical and being a former apush student is actually a wild ride and i’m absolutely here for it. i never really focused on hamilton ever when i studied the revolution (i generally gravitated towards lafayette and john adams) but i can definitely understand why hamilton is thought of as such an important influence. i’m glad i didn’t give my copy of the book away after my high school friend who was a fanatic forced it on me