Alexander Hamilton: The Graphic History of an American Founding Father

author: Jonathan Hennessey
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.76
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2017/08/26
date added: 2017/08/26
shelves: graphic-novels, non-fiction
review:
'Alexander Hamilton: The Graphic History of an American Founding Father' by Jonathan Hennessey with art by Justin Greenwood, takes an historical figure that is currently fashionable and tells his story in a decent way.

Thanks to the musical "Hamilton," Alexander Hamilton's life has become a trendy property. You can read pretty extensive biography that the musical uses as source material, or you can try this graphic novel, which provides more detail than the musical does.

Starting with his humble beginnings and moving on through the Revolutionary War and his role in shaping the government, this graphic novel covers a lot of ground in less than 200 pages. The writing is pretty dense and includes quotes from the players. The art gives the story color and movement and feeling. Perhaps if the graphic novel suffers anything, it's that events are sometimes overwrought. Perhaps they were at the times, but the book has the feel of one emotional battle after another. Perhaps that is just a result of the medium used to tell the story.

I liked the approach this graphic novel took by giving weight to the story and providing enough context of events surrounding things. I'm glad I got a chance to read this.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Ten Speed Press and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.


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