Hamilton: A History

Published: June 10, 2016, 8:13 p.m.

b'Alexander Hamilton is living large these days! Lin-Manuel Miranda\\u2019s hit musical about the Founding Father won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and scored a record-breaking 16 Tony award nominations. In addition, Hamilton\\u2019s surge in popularity helped keep his face on the front of the $10 bill. Peter, Ed and Brian take apart the Hamilton phenomenon by considering who Alexander Hamilton was, his legacy (and how it was remade) and why a white migrant from the British West Indies appeals to so many Americans in 2016.\\n
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