Talk:Ron Chernow

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I reverted to the stub before the article became a copyvio of Chernow's speaker-bureau CV [1] ; it is a possibly useful source, although the actual facts not in the article are limited.

I would appreciate it if any rewrite did not praise Chernow's writing beyond its merits. I quote from page 10 of Alexander Hamilton:

Had he [Johann Lavien] presented himself as a Jew, the snobbish Mary Faucette would certainly have squelched the match in a world that frowned on religious no less than interracial marriage.

This is illiteracy and conjecture:

• It is news to me that the early eighteenth century frowned on religious marriage. A competent writer would have recast.
• The evidence given for Mrs. Faucette's character consists the fact she appealed to the chancellor of the Leeward Islands for her separation decree. Who else, pray? Septentrionalis 15:59, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

He also employs special pleading to an unusual degree, even for a Hamilton biographer. Septentrionalis 16:34, 23 June 2006 (UTC)