“Can you be attracted to dead historical figures? Hamilton is one of my great heroes, one of the historati lined up in my personal nirvana--or maybe I just had a hot neoclassical fling with him in another life. Interestingly, for me, one of the most enlightening aspects of this book was its constant and varied insights on Jefferson. Obviously that's not its primary intent, but you learn much about the conflicting passions that shaped America, and Jefferson was diametrically opposed to Hamilton...”

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