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Lin-Manuel Miranda, center, performs in the musical "Hamilton" at The Public Theater in New York. (Joan Marcus/The Public Theater via AP)

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Hamilton: An American Musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda
Call Number: CD 8878
Publication Date: 2015
The original Broadway cast recording of "Hamilton," the acclaimed hip-hop musical about the scrappy young immigrant Alexander Hamilton.
Hamilton: The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda; Jeremy McCarter
Call Number: ML50.M6733 H36 2016 Print Books
ISBN: 9781455539741
Publication Date: 2016
Includes the full libretto and photographs from the musical, as well as an account of the creation of the musical, from the composition of the first song of the show in 2009 to the opening night in 2015.
Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
Call Number: E302.6.H2 C48 2005 Print Books
ISBN: 9780143034759
Publication Date: 2005
The inspiration for the hit Broadway musical Hamilton! Ron Chernow presents a landmark biography of Alexander Hamilton, the Founding Father who galvanized, inspired, scandalized, and shaped the newborn nation.

Hamilton on Disney+
Watch the filmed version of the original Broadway production of Hamilton, streaming on Disney+ (requires an individual subscription).
Hamilton's America on PBS
This documentary covers the two years leading up to the Broadway opening of the musical Hamilton. Includes interviews with experts and prominent personalities, new footage of the production in New York, and cast-led expeditions to DC, Philadelphia and New York. The documentary aired on PBS on October 21, 2016 and is available to stream for a limited time online or via the PBS app.