Hamilton Redux

Alexander Hamilton: the Graphic History of an American Founding Father – Jonathan Hennessey (Author) Justin Greenwood (Illustrator) (Ten Speed Press)

Alexander Hamilton may be the most wide ranging media star of the founding fathers. Hamilton has been the subject of countless history books, a pile of biographies and most recently and famously a successful Broadway musical and its accompanying soundtrack. So after all of this coverage, why would we have Hamilton be the subject of a graphic novel?

Alexander Hamilton: the Graphic History of an American Founding Father by the team of Jonathan Hennessey (Author) Justin Greenwood (Illustrator) runs down the details of the life of the founding father, Revolutionary War hero and our nation’s first Secretary of the Treasury.

For those history purists out there, Alexander Hamilton: the Graphic History of an American Founding Father, probably doesn’t go deep enough into his story to make this a worthwhile addition to their Hamilton bookshelf. But then again, I doubt that is the target audience they are trying to reach with this book; those fans of graphic novels will probably be able to scratch their Hamilton inch with this well done outing.

Richly drawn and clearly well researched this one hits the spot and you can take it home for less than a couple of Hamiltons. If you’re puzzled by that last line, you may want to get your hand on the book or check out the ten dollar bill.