The Conqueror: Being the True and Romantic Story of Alexander Hamilton
1903
The Conqueror: Being the True and Romantic Story of Alexander Hamilton
Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
1903
The Conqueror: Being the True and Romantic Story of Alexander Hamilton, published in 1903 by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton, is a historical fiction that dramatizes the life of Alexander Hamilton, one of America's Founding Fathers. The narrative begins in 18th century Nevis, exploring Hamilton's origins and the socio-political landscape that shaped his character. Atherton weaves factual history with imaginative storytelling, portraying Hamilton's complex journey from humble beginnings to prominence against the backdrop of colonial life and societal challenges.
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“In their letters the two young men sign themselves, "yours affectionately," "yours with deep attachment," which between men”
— Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
“In the autumn Hamilton received the second of those heavy blows by which he was reminded that in spite of his magnetism for success he was to suffer like other mortals. Laurens was dead”
— Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
“But Hamilton was the friend of his life; the bond between them was romantic and chivalrous. Each burned to prove the strength of his affection, to sacrifice himself for the other.””
— Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
“But Laurens, the "young Bayard of the Revolution," fresh from the colleges and courts of Europe, a man so handsome that, we are told, people experienced a certain shock when he entered the room, courtly, accomplished to the highest degree, of flawless character, with a mind as noble and elevated as it was intellectual, and burning with the most elevated patriotism,”
— Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
