Word: nonhistorian
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...primarily intended for the use of other historians, and like other such collections are choked with trivia. But Hamilton's pen is so sharp and blunt by turn that the letters, notes and official papers, assembled by Editors Syrett and Cooke, contain surprisingly lively material for the nonhistorian, and certain sections read like an epistolary novel...
...slapdash autobiography ends in 1780. He inexplicably stopped writing at certain key points in his career, including the years of his presidency (1797-1801). Unfortunately, the editors failed to provide any commentary bridging sections of the diary, faithfully left in reams of material that glaze the eye of the nonhistorian. To fill in the gaps and round out the man, readers will have to wait until the editors of The Adams Papers publish John Adams' witty, newsy letters as part of the 20 volumes or so that will be devoted to family correspondence...
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