I’ve read the book and it was good and well written but by someone with a bit of a ‘Hamilton bias’. I know enough about the man to make a judgment and sorry he’s not in the top 5 :-) However, his help in electing Jefferson does not go unnoticed. The Burr incident was a travesty.
That’s interesting. I found the author especially balanced. Most conservatives and liberals tar Hamilton with equal vigor. What keeps him out of your top 5 and who’s in?
We got the America he designed in the Federalist papers. It worked well until Teddy Roosevelt ruined it with his trust busting.
After that FDR simply picked up the reins and steered sharply statist. Our government today would appall Hamilton.