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re: Hamilton's mother.

Posted by:	ryhog 12:25 pm EST 11/01/15
In reply to:	re: Hamilton's mother. - ntjvy 01:54 pm EDT 10/31/15

Do you think either of these points is something that is "taught" about the history of the founding fathers? How does it differ from an inaccuracy as to the color of someone's eyes? I think this is just 1st class nitpicking.

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re: Hamilton's mother.

Posted by:	ntjvy 05:31 pm EST 11/02/15
In reply to:	re: Hamilton's mother. - ryhog 12:25 pm EST 11/01/15

No, I can't imagine that either of these points are things that are taught about Alexander Hamilton in a typical curriculum. At least on my end though, it also isn't nitpicking, because it isn't "picking" at all. I don't find these points problematic, but they are historically inaccurate. I think it's interesting to think about how the facts are manipulated for the benefit of the narration. The purpose of Hamilton isn't to convey a set of historical accuracies, so my indicating that I don't think that it does convey a set of historical accuracies is by no means an insult or "nitpicking", just an observation.

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