"The World Was Wide Enough" is the penultimate song from Act 2 of a musical inspired by a 2004 biography by what historian?
Hamilton (musical) Hamilton: An American Musical is a sung- and rapped-through musical about the life of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, with music, lyrics and book by Lin-Manuel Miranda, inspired by the 2004 biography "Alexander Hamilton" by historian Ron Chernow. Notably incorporating hip-hop, rhythm and blues, pop music, traditional-style show tunes and color-conscious casting of non-white actors as the Founding Fathers and other historical figures, the musical achieved both critical acclaim and box office success.
Julian Herbage Julian Livingstone Herbage (10 September 1904– 15 January 1976) was a musicologist, broadcaster and member of the BBC music department. He is known for his scholarly edition of the score of Handel's "Messiah" (1935), for his role in planning the Proms from 1945 to 1961, and for editing and presenting the weekly BBC programme "Music Magazine" from 1944 to 1973.