HAMILTON: THE MUSICAL, HISTORICALLY ACCURATE OR NOT
Steven Z. Freiberger, Ph.D
603 580 5145
The course is designed to explore America’s early history through the eyes of Alexander Hamilton. The class will be provided a series of lectures/discussion geared toward; background to the American Revolution; Hamilton’s life story; a study of how the musical “Hamilton” was created: and a class analysis of whether the story and lyrics are historically accurate.
All students will be expected to purchase the “Hamilton: An American Musical” by Lin-Manuel Miranda that includes the 2 CDs and a pamphlet with lyrics. This is a necessity if students are to engage each other in discussion concerning the historical validity of the musical.
April 24, 2017 Life in Colonial America
May 1, 2017 Alexander Hamilton: A Life
May 8, 2017 Hamilton: An American Musical
May 15, 2017 Class discussion on the historical validity of the musical
Bibliography of some of the major players:
Appleby, Joyce THOMAS JEFFERSON
Beeman, Richard PLAIN, HONEST MEN: THE MAKING OF THE AMERICAN
CONSTITUTION
Brookhiser, Richard ALEXANDER HAMILTON: AMERICAN
Burns, James MacGregor; Susan Dunn GEORGE WASHINGTON
Bustein, Andrew; Nancy Isenberg MADISON AND JEFERSON
Cheney, Lynne JAMES MADISON: A LIFE RECONSIDERED
Chernow, Ron ALEXANDER HAMILTON
Chernow, Ron GEORGE WASHINGTON: A LIFE
Diggins, John Patrick JOHN ADAMS
Ellis, Joseph FOUNDING BROTHERS
Ellis, Joseph THE QUARTET
Ellis, Joseph HIS EXCELLENCY: GEORGE WASHINGTON
Ellis, Joseph AMERICAN SPHINX: THE CHARACTER OF THOMAS JEFFERSON
Ferling, John JEFFERSON AND HAMILTON: THE RIVALRY THAT FORGED A NATION
Ferling, John JOHN ADAMS: A LIFE
Ferling, John ADAMS VERSUS JEFFERSON: THE TUMULTUOUS ELECTION OF
1800
Ferling, John THE ASCENT OF GEORGE WASHINGTON
Flexner, James GEORGE WASHINGTON 4 VOLUMES
Hart, Gary JAMES MONROE
Hayes, Kevin THE ROAD TO MONTICELLO
Isenberg, Nancy FALLEN FOUNDER: THE LIFE OF AARON BURR
Ketchum, Ralph JAMES MADISON
Lomansk, Milton AARON BURR 2 VOLUMES
Maier, Pauline RATIFICATION: THE PEOPLE DEBATE THE CONSTITUTION 1787-
1788
Malone, Dumas THOMAS JEFFERSON 4 VOLUMES
McDonald, Forrest ALEXANDER HAMILTON: A BIOGRAPHY
McCullough, David JOHN ADAMS
McCullough, David 1776
Meacham, Jon THOMAS JEFFERSON: THE ART OF POWER
Miller, John C. ALEXANDER HAMILTON
Miranda, Lin-Manuel; McCarter, Jeremy
Stewart, David O. JAMES MADISON
Stewart, David O. THE SUMMER OF 1787: THE MEN WHO INVENTED THE
CONSTITUTION
Wills, Gary JAMES MADISON
Unger, Harlow Giles THE LAST FOUNDING FATHER
Vidal, Gore BURR
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