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A Must Read For Any US History Fan As most reviewers have mentioned, Alexander Hamilton is a sadly overlooked character in American history classes, even though he was most likely the smartest of them all. I assume that it is because he was never a President; however our country will not be the great economic, and world power that it is now without him. I will not get into details, some of the chapters seem unnecessary until one looks at them as an overview to understand the man and his motives. Anyone who will attempt to seriously read this wonderful biography will understand what I mean around page 400. I could only imagine what would have happened if Mr. Hamilton would have lived to finish out his life and would have been elected president. The first (and probably only) president not born in the US. I think any presidential candidate, and for that matter any high ranking government official, must read this book in order to understand the foundations, ideals, and basis this country was founded on.